Pain Management Links

• American Chronic Pain Association - "The American Chronic Pain Association facilitates peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families so that these individuals may live more fully in spite of their pain."
   Web Address/URL: http://www.theacpa.org/index.asp

• American Pain Foundation - "Founded in 1997, the American Pain Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management." Web Address/URL: http://www.painfoundation.org/

• NINDS Chronic Pain Information Center - From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, this site provides a general overview of chronic pain and includes links to other pain organizations, and links to additional NINDS pain publications.
  Web Address/URL: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/chronic_pain.htm

• Pain Management Health Center - This site from WebMD provides a general overview of pain, and discusses causes, exams and tests, treatment options, and medications. Web Address/URL:
  http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/default.htm

• Pain & Policy Studies Group - "The Pain & Policy Studies Group at the University of Wisconsin, facilitates public access to information about pain relief and public policy, addresses both domestic and international policy issues, and is a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Policy and Communications in Cancer Care." Web Address/URL: http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/

• StopPain.org - From the Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center this site provides information for healthcare consumers and professionals seeking accurate, reliable information on treatment options for acute and chronic pain.
  Web Address/URL: http://www.stoppain.org/

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Professional Nursing Associations

• American Society of Pain Management Nurses
  Web Address/URL: http://www.aspmn.org/

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Revised 12/2007

Disclaimer:  These web pages are for educational purposes only.  Any medical or other decisions should be made in consultation with a qualified health care provider.