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Pain


	Organizations
	American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)
	American Pain Foundation (APF)
	National Pain Foundation (NPF)

	Overviews of Pain
	Pain:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Pain: Hope Through Research:NINDS
	Chronic Pain:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Mayo Clinic On Chronic Pain:netLibrary
	Pain:MedlinePlus

Index to Pain in Specific Parts of the Body
Abdomen	Ear	Jaw	Shoulder
Ankle	Face	Knee	Sinus
Back	Foot	Leg	Testicle
Breast	Hand	Neck	Throat
Chest	Head	Nerve	Tooth
Elbow	Heel	Pelvis	Vulva
Eye	Hip	Rectum	Wrist

	Pain Disorders

	Central Pain Syndrome
	Central Pain Syndrome:NINDS
	Central Pain Syndrome Information Resource:Pain Online
	Controlling Central Pain:New Mobility
	Thalamic Syndrome (Dejerine Roussy):NORD

	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome)
	What is RSD \| CRPS?:RSDS Association
	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Fact Sheet:NINDS
	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome:NPF
	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome:MedlinePlus

	Myofascial (Muscle) Pain Syndrome
	Myofascial Pain Syndrome:Mayo Clinic
	Identifying and Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome:The Physician and SportsMedicine

	Neuropathic Pain
	Neuropathic Pain:Cleveland Clinic
	Neuropathic Pain:NPF
	Neuropathic Pain:Brain & Spine Foundation
	Neuropathic Pain:Postgraduate Medicine
	See also Peripheral Nerve Disorders
	See also Perceptual Disorders, Phantom Limb

	Pain Management

	General Pain Management
	Managing Chronic Pain:ACPA
	Treatments (of chronic pain):Beth Israel Medical Center
	My Pain:NPF
	Living With - and Without - Pain:Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Reclaiming Your Life in Spite of Chronic Pain:Mayo Clinic
	Patient's Guide to Chronic Pain Management:Spine University
	Management of Pain:American Society of Anesthesiologists
	Treatment Options: A Guide for People Living with Pain:APF [PDF]
	The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook:netLibrary
	Challenges in Pain Management at the End of Life: American Academy of Family Physicians
	See also Cancer, Coping With Cancer and Its Treatment, Pain

	Pain Management Medications
	Chronic Pain Medicines: American Academy of Family Physicians
	Pain Relievers: Understanding Your OTC Options: American Academy of Family Physicians
	Prescription Pain Medicines:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Pain Medications:eMedicine Consumer Health
	Medications & Chronic Pain Supplement 2008:ACPA [PDF]
	Pain Relievers:MedlinePlus

	Complementary Approaches
	Using Complementary Therapy to Relieve Pain:NPF
	Complementary Approaches:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Complementary Medicine for Pain:The Wellcome Trust, UK
	Psychological and Mind-Body Therapies:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Chronic Pain:The Wellcome Trust, UK
	Pain Management Resource Guide:Alternative Medicine Foundation

	Interventional Approaches

	Overviews
	Interventional Approaches:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Implantable Technologies: Spinal Cord Stimulation and Implantable Drug Delivery Systems:NPF

	Injections
	Injections for Pain:Spine University
	Cortisone Shots: Relieve Joint Pain at the Source:Mayo Clinic
	Nerve Blocks: Mediction Injections:SpineUniverse
	See also Musculoskeletal System, Non-Surgical Treatment of Back and Neck Pain, Injections

	Pain Pumps
	Intrathecal Pump Implant:Spine-health.com [Animation]
	Pain Pumps:Spine University


	Spinal Cord Stimulation
	Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant:Spine-health.com [Animation]
	Spinal Cord Stimulators:Spine University

	Stimulatory Approaches
	Treatment of Pain and Inflammation:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Stimulatory Approaches:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS):Aetna InteliHealth
	Acupuncture, see CAM Therapies and Modalities

	Surgical Approaches
	Surgical Approaches:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Chronic Pain:American Association of Neurological Surgeons

	Find a Pain Management Clinic or Specialist
	Tips for Finding a Pain Physician:NPF
	Pain Management Center:Stanford Hospital & Clinics
	Pain Management Clinic:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital [Pediatric]
	Pain Management Training & Support Classes (in San Francisco Bay Area):For Those In Pain, Inc.
	Find an Academy Member Professional:American Academy of Pain Management
	Find an Academy Accredited Clinic:American Academy of Pain Management
	Search the AAPM Public Directory:American Academy of Pain Medicine

	Pain Research
	Amid Ongoing Controversy, Researchers Find Opiates Relieve Chronic Pain From Nervous System Damage:NINDS
	Study Links Chronic Pain to Signals in the Brain:NINDS
	How You Feel Pain:Mayo Clinic
	Gender and Pain:Society for Neuroscience
	New Targets for Pain Relief:Society for Neuroscience

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