Studies show that 1 in 5 children lives with chronic pain, some from birth and some from injuries or accidents. Experts say it may be getting worse. As kids are increasingly sticking with one sport year round, it increases injury risk. Young people struggle more with issues like anxiety and depression. But when it comes to pain, children are not just little adults. A growing skeleton is different from an adult skeleton. Other factors like blood volume and joints are different. So their treatment for pain needs to be different too. Learn more about pediatric chronic pain in our subscriber-exclusive story, linked in bio.