Hack The Vax
Pain management and needle anxiety tools for 25% of adults that struggle with needle fear.
Breathing and calming Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Needle Pokes Numbing creams and sprays Talking with your care team Vaccinations Vibration and cold Procedural Pain Adult Resource Breathing and calming Distraction Getting ready for a procedure Needle pokes Numbing creams and sprays Talking with your care team Vaccinations Vibration and cold
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About This Resource
One in FOUR adults struggles with needle fear, and that can affect their healthcare decisions. Most people don’t realized how common this is and don’t know that there are simple, effective ways to make this experience a lot better. Good pain management skills can help in a BIG ways to make shots and medical procedures a much better experience. This mini-website and cool piece of interactive tech gives all the research backed strategies and how they can be put into action.
How To Use This Resource
Just click and go. You can scroll the website and/or just click on the interactive plan builder tool. You make choices, and can email the plan to yourself!
Who Is This For
While anyone can use it, it usually appeal to adults and teens. Providers can send it to patients who struggle with needle anxiety, and for parents of kids with needle fear/medical anxiety.
Video
Breathing for Comfort with SuperMeg!
Deep breathing is the ultimate hack of your nervous system. Discover how it can help you feel more calm and comfortable by letting Super Meg guide you to find that pace that is right for you.
Downloads
Comfort Positions: A Guide for Parents and Healthcare Professionals
This guide shows you how to keep kids safe, and help them feel supported, during medical procedures.
Downloads
Helpful Language Guide
Words matter. The language we as parents, caregivers, and medical providers shapes the experience of kids going through medical procedures. This quick guide helps you make little changes that can make a big difference.
Digital Tool
Take Control Mobile App for Teens
Meet the monsters helping your teen breathe easier, stress less, and take control during shots. Because doc visits don't have to be the actual worst.
A Note About Keeping This Free
Good pain care should be a right, not a privilege.
We’ve spent our careers treating pain and medical anxiety, and we know that comfort and control come from putting the power where it belongs: in your hands. Everything here is free and open source by design. No parent should have to pay to learn how to get their child through a vaccine or a bad headache. No provider should have to hunt for what they need to do their job well. Hundreds of thousands of people have used Meg tools, and not one of them has ever been asked to pay.
But free still costs something.
We rely on the generosity of people like you to keep it that way. It takes about 1 in 30 of us, each giving $15 a month, to keep these tools available for free. If they helped you and you’re able, $15 a month keeps these resources available the next time you or another family need them.
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— Dr. Jody, Founder and CEO
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