Useful Links


DrugWatch
http://www.drugwatch.com/
Drugwatch is an informational website that provides detailed information about medication such as side
effects and drug interaction etc. As well as information on medical equipment, recalls and legal information.

American Pain Foundation
http://www.painfoundation.org
The American Pain Foundation web site is an online resource for people with pain, their families, friends,
caregivers and the general public. This site is devoted to patient information and advocacy, and provides
many links to additional resources.

National Pain Foundation
http://www.painconnection.org
Treatment Options, Personal Pain Inventory, Personal Pain Journal, Links, Education, Support, etc.

Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org

Pain Center
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/pain_center/default.asp
51 Ways to be Good to your joints: Relieve Stress and Pain
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/51_ways/relieve_stress.asp
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DiseaseCenter/bank_pain.asp

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American Chronic Pain Association
http://www.theacpa.org

American Council for Headache Education
http://www.achenet.org

Cancer Care
http://cancercare.org

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm

The Mayday Pain Project
http://www.painandhealth.org

The Vulvar Pain Foundation
http://www.vulvarpainfoundation.org

National Fibromyalgia Association
http://fmaware.org

National Headache Foundation
http://www.headaches.org

The TMJ Association
http://www.tmj.org

Information from the National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov

NINDS Chronic Pain Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/chronic_pain.htm

Amid Ongoing Controversy, Researchers Find Opiates Relieve Chronic Pain
From Nervous System Damage
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_chronic_pain_opioids.htm

NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/peripheralneuropathy_doc.htm

NINDS Trigeminal Neuralgia Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/trigemin_doc.htm

NINDS Central Pain Syndrome Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/centpain_doc.htm

NINDS Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Fact Sheet
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/rsds_fact_sheet.htm

NINDS Shingles Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/shingles_doc.htm

Shingles: Hope Through Research
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/shingles.htm

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/TMDTMJ/default.htm

Pain (oral, facial)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/PainOralFacial.htm

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
http://www.niams.nih.gov/index.htm

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://www.nci.nih.gov/

Panel Calls for Greater Attention to Cancer Patients' Pain, Depression, Fatigue
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/symptommgmt

Understanding Cancer Pain
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/understanding-cancer-pain

Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/paincontrol

Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/substanceabuse/Patient

Pain (PDQ®)
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/pain

What You Need To Know About™ Cancer - An Overview
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/overview

Cancer Facts - Cancer: Questions and Answers
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/pdfdraft/6_sites/fs6_7.pdf

National Institutes Of Health State-Of-The-Science Statement - Symptom
Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression and Fatigue
http://consensus.nih.gov/2002/2002CancerPainDepressionFatiguesos022html.htm

Know Your Options: Understanding Treatment Choices for Prostate Cancer -
Pain Management
http://www.cancer.gov/CancerInformation/understanding-prostate-cancer-treatment/page8
The links below contain information regarding chronic pain. We hope that you find the
following resources useful in your proactive efforts to help control pain, along with your
doctors' treatment plan.
Invasive Pain Management Clinic

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