Music Therapy for Pediatric Pain Management During Bedside Sclerotherapy

Abstract

The management of pain is one of the primary concerns when administering sclerotherapy in children with vascular malformations. However, there is currently no standard of care and limited data regarding the effective treatment of pain associated with sclerotherapy. In this case report, we describe the successful management of pain using music therapy in a child undergoing bedside sclerotherapy for a lymphatic malformation. This report is novel in that it demonstrates the effectiveness of music therapy as an individualized integrative approach for providing pain management to children undergoing bedside sclerotherapy.