Madison Evans experienced sharp pain in her lower pelvis at 16, which radiated through her back and left her bedridden on some days. Pediatricians told her she’d “grow out of it,” without asking about the severity of her pain.
Readers weigh in on measuring pain in teenagers, with many expressing skepticism over the effectiveness and fairness of objective biomarkers. They emphasize that pain is subjective and prone to misinterpretation.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/03/23/pain-measure-precision-research