At-Home Management
When your child develops a chronic disease, it changes your life. You need to learn new skills such as how to treat pain or keep track of what is going on with your child’s disease.
These downloadable pages can help you with the day-to-day process of supporting your child. If you have further questions about caring for your child at home, talk to your physician or contact us.
- Parent / Patient Decision Diagram
- Pain Relief Measures
- Heat and Cold
- Home Instruction for Common Heat Methods
- Paraffin Bath
- Home Instructions for Applying Cold
- Home Instructions for Contrast Baths
- Pain-Stress Cycle
- Relaxation Techniques
- Tips for Taking Medicine
- Exercise and Splint Time
- Minor Illnesses
- Immunizations
- Prescriptions / Lab Test Results
- Pre-Visit / Visit Planning
- When to Call the Rheumatology Office
