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.
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