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Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain
- About
Fibromyalgia
- Basic information from the National Fibromyalgia Association.
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- American
Academy of Pain Management
- The AARP is a nonprofit pain professional pain society.
Patients can locate a pain professional or find an accredited
pain program.
- American Pain
Foundation
- This group is an independent nonprofit organization
serving people with pain through information, advocacy,
and support. The "Finding Support" section of
the Web site is recommended.
- Arthritis
Foundation: Fibromyalgia
- A quick overview of the topic.
- Arthritis
Foundation: Pain Center
- Help understanding your pain and some suggestions for
pain management.
- Fibromyalgia:
What It Is and How to Manage It: English or Espanol
- Basic information from the American Academy of Family
Physicians. Check out the "more information"
section.
- Fibromyalgia Network
- This comprehensive Web site is maintained by a small
group of patient advocates. The group publishes an excellent
newsletter.
- Maintaining
a Positive Attitude
- A checklist of ten strategies key to maintaining a positive
attitude while coping with a chronic illness. Provided
by the National Fibromyalgia Association.
- National Foundation
for the Treatment of Pain
- This is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing
support for patients who are suffering from intractable
pain, their families, friends and the physicians who treat
them. In the "Pain Management Forum" section,
a patient chat room is available. The site is sponsored
by Purdue Pharma, PainRxperts, Bristol-Myers Sqibb, and
the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.
- Pain.com: A World of Information
on Pain
- This site is sponsored by Dannemiller Memorial Education
Foundation. There is a section for professionals and a
section for consumers. The consumer section has information
about Ask The Doctor, Pain Support, Pain Clinics, Expert
Interviews and an E-letter.
Pain
Resource Library
Information from the American Pain Foundation. Also
note links to the Pain Care Bill of Rights and the Pain
Action Guide. PDF and Word versions of some of their publications
are available.
Local Resources
Arthritis Foundation/Virginia Chapter
http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=55
Based in Richmond, the Virginia Chapter offers information
for people living with
fibromyalgia.
Central Virginia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Association, Inc.
Based in Charlottesville, this support group holds regular
meetings for people living with
CFS or fibromyalgia.
Can't find what you need? Try this site:
MedlinePlus
Health Topic- Back Pain: English or Espanol
An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from
the National Library of Medicine
that include interactive health tutorials, medical dictionaries,
low-literacy resources,
news and directories.
MedlinePlus
Health Topic- Fibromyalgia: English or Espanol
An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from
the National Library of Medicine that include interactive
health tutorials, medical dictionaries, low-literacy resources,
news and directories.
Medlineplus
Health Topic- Pain: English or Espanol
An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from
the National Library of Medicine that
include interactive health tutorials, medical dictionaries,
low-literacy resources, news and
directories.
Updated 02/18/10
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