Pain management

Australia

Australian Pain Society - APS

This Society is the Australian Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The site contains position papers as well as links to other web resources.

NSW Health - Pain - chronic pain and its management

Contains pain information to patients, family and practitioners. Includes FAQs, Chronic pain assessment and management, useful references and materials and useful links.

International

American Academy of Pain Management - AAPM

This site contains information about the Academy and links and resources for pain professionals and patients. The National Pain Data Bank is available at this site and allows users to search the database for information on treatments for specific conditions.

American Society for Pain Management Nursing - ASPNM

The Society aime to "advance and promote optimal nursing care for people affected by pain by promoting best nursing practices". Site contains public information on events and programs and links to further pain sites.

 

Ask NOAH About: Pain

Part of the reputable and award-winning website produced by the New York Online Access to Health project. This comprehensive site provides information on basic and specific issues with links to other pain related web resources.

 

Mayday Pain Project

"The Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: A Media and Policy Initiative trains physicians, nurses, social workers, scientists, and legal scholars in the pain management community to go beyond their own professional pursuits to become thought leaders and advocates for change in the understanding and management of pain in the United States and Canada."

 

Pain Research at Oxford

Under the aegis of the University of Oxford's Pain Research Unit, this UK site contains details of systematic reviews on acute and chronic pain.

Pain Research Center, University of Utah

The site contains resources for pain professionals, research, human subjects lab, current studies and link to Pain Management Center.

 

Spine Health - back & neck pain

A comprehensive, multi-specialty, peer-reviewed website for patients with back pain. The site features hundreds of articles about back and neck pain, including understanding and diagnosing pain, and a wide range of conservative treatments and surgery for pain managment and relief. Also includes interactive eLearning tools - some require registration.

Stop Pain.org

Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, US. The site contains pain management and palliative care information, powerpoints, clinical trials, clinical guidelines, clinical programs and treatment models as well as links to research.