Pain Sites

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• British Pain Society
  UK society of health professionals involved in pain management and research. Includes information for patients.
• The Pain Web
  A UK resource for health professionals. Includes information about the management and treatment of pain.
• Pain Relief Foundation
  A UK charity which funds research into the causes and treatment of chronic pain and is concerned with the education of doctors and nurses in pain management. Self-help leaflets and tapes.
• Pain.com
  Huge online library of information on pain.
• American Pain Foundation
  US-based international site with information on pain. A very good site which is the patient support and advocacy partner of the American Pain Society.
• The American Chronic Pain Association
  Very comprehensive and although like the previous site it is directed at the American public there is a lot of very good stuff which is just as applicable to pain sufferers here and also lots of good links.
• Pain Treatment Topics
  The mission of Pain Treatment Topics is to serve as a noncommercial resource for healthcare professionals & their patients, providing open access to clinical news, information, research, and education for a better understanding of evidence-based pain-management practices. Another very good American site that is well worth a look.
• PainManagement.org.uk
  Dr Mark Miller's site from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
• The Royal College of Anaesthetists
  The College is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the UK, and to ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management.
  They publish useful leaflets including this one on nerve damage Click here and one on epidurals for pain relief after surgery Click here

Related Sites

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• Ability Net
• Action on Pain
• Circle Of Friends With Arachnoiditis
• Arthritis Care
• Arthritis Research Campaign
• BackCare
• The Bladder and Bowel Foundation
  The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF) is the UK's largest advocacy charity providing information and support for all types of bladder and bowel related problems, for patients, their families, carers and healthcare professionals.
• British Society for Rheumatology
• Counselling Directory
  This website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use.
• Depression UK
  A national self-help charity promoting mutual support between
  individuals affected by depression, through pen and phone friend
  schemes, internet D-UK Chat, and newsletters with many members'
  contributions. info@depressionuk.org
• Endometriosis UK
• Fibromyalgia Association UK (FMAUK)
• FibroAction National Charity raising awareness of Fibromyalgia Syndrome and concentrating on the provision of up-to-date and accurate information about Fibromyalgia Syndrome and its treatments.
• The Gut Trust
• healthtalkonline
  This web site shows you a wide variety of personal experiences of health and illness. You can watch, listen to or read their interviews, find reliable information on treatment choices and where to find support. There is a section on chronic pain Chronic Pain
• The Limbless Association
  The Limbless Association is the leading UK charity for people with limb-loss, their family, friends and carers and the industry and healthcare professionals who support them. They offer free, friendly and impartial advice on all aspects of limb-loss and provide a national "voice" for UK prosthetic patients, encouraging best practice in the industry and promoting equal opportunities in the community.
• ME Association
• Action for Me
• Migraine Action Association
• The Migraine Trust
• Moodjuice
  This is a self help website for people with mild to moderate mental health problems. It has self help resources such as self help guides, relaxation downloads, leaflets, guides, booklets, a prescription booklist and recommended books, and over 1700 services and organisations offering useful information and a mini site specifically designed for carers.There are guides for pain, anxiety, depression, stress, assertiveness, panic, sleep problems and more. All information is free to download and access.
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
• The MS Trust
  The MS Trust is a national charity. They provide information for anyone affected by, and health professionals working with people with MS. There is a factsheet on pain available for downloading Click here and chatroom sessions
• National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
• National Osteoporosis Society
• Neuropathy Trust, The
• Pain Association Scotland
• Pain-free Living
  A private U.S. website aiming to help you live a pain-free life. Learn about available chronic pain treatments.
• The Patients Association
• Stitch Links
  A website that extols the benefits of cross stitching including 25 ways that cross stitching can help with pain! Click here
• Repetitive Strain Injury Association
• Return to Work Knowledge
  The Return To Work Knowledge Base is designed to assist people overcome injury and get back to work. The Return To Work Knowledge Base is endorsed by the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
• Return to Work Matters
  Return to Work Matters is an online network that provides news, a forum for issues, articles on research, resources and tools for return to work professionals and people engaged in returning injured people to work. Written by return to work professionals, our site aspires to offer the best available evidence, information and support to employers, medical and rehab practitioners, and insurers primarily in Australia and New Zealand, but with a rapidly growing audience in the UK and the US.
• Scoliosis Association UK
• Shingles Support Society
• Sickle Cell Society
• Stroke Association
• UK Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
• Uhad2bthere
  The Disability Information Website - Everything you need, all in one place!
  

Health Information

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• NHS Direct
• UK & Ireland Directory of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  A directory listing counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. This is a useful resource for those seeking emotional support or emotional healing.
• Net Doctor
• Surgery Door
• BBC Health
• Medicine Guides
  Medicine Guides is a new online resource providing patients and the general public with information about UK-licensed medicines. Medicine Guides have been developed by the Department of Health, the NHS, the pharmaceutical industry and patient and professional groups, and are made available in partnership with NHS Direct Online. The aim of Medicine Guides is to enable patients to make informed decisions; be more involved in treatment choices; and make best use of their medicines. Information on pain can be found here Click here.
• Bath Centre for Pain Services
  The Bath Centre for Pain Services run intensive treatment programmes for groups and individuals with complex pain associated disability, for whom local out-patient services are not appropriate. They use behavioural therapy including mindfulness training. They work closely with the University of Bath on pain research.
• EQUIP This is an NHS website which contains links to quality-checked health and social care information for the UK public. There is also information about national support groups and organisations and also local information for the West Midlands region.
• Dr Foster Health Dr Foster Health aims to help visitors access impartial, comparative information detailing the quality of NHS and private hospitals, what services they offer and how services compare between these hospitals. They also publish clinically reviewed guides and provide data about specific medical conditions, treatments, waiting times and length of stay. All their services are free and do not require sign-up or registration, and their activities are monitored by an independent Ethics Committee led by key healthcare opinion leaders.
• Enabling Health The NHS in Scotland have a website that provides information on Self-management and Rehabilitation of Long Term Conditions. The website features news feeds and access to other information

Other Self Help Sites

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• painSUPPORT
• NHS Fife Moodcafe The "Self Help" icon gets you to a menu that includes Relaxation where the NHS Fife relaxation tracks can be downloaded.
  

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