Health information topics about Health System Pain Health information topics about Pain: Alternative Therapy 1. Introduction to Chronic Pain Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Continuum Center for Health http://www.healingchronicpain.org/content/introduction/ 2. Questions and Answers about Using Magnets to Treat National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/magnet/magnet.htm 3. Acupuncture National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/ Anatomy/Physiology 1. How You Feel Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00017 Children 1. Patient-Controlled Analgesia Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medicine/pca_pain.html 2. Truth about Pain Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/pain.html 3. Chest Pain in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/525.xml 4. Why Do I Have Pain? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/pain.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Chest Pain National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002637&recruiting... 2. NIH Pain Consortium Clinical Trials NIH Pain Consortium http://painconsortium.nih.gov/clinicaltrials.html 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Palliative Care National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=%22palliative+care%22&recruit... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pain National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010146&recruiting... Coping 1. Chronic Pain: Managing Your Emotions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00013 2. Chronic Pain: Solidify Your Social Support Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00012 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Chest Pain, Acute American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/523.xml 2. Chest Pain, Chronic American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/524.xml 3. Pain Drawing American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/pain/paindrawing.htm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Pain Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00036 2. Glossary Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care http://www.stoppain.org/education_research/glossary.html Directories 1. Find a Pain Management Professional American Academy of Pain Management http://www.aapainmanage.org/search/MemberSearch.php Disease Management 1. Tips for Dealing with Your Pain National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/MyTreatment/MyTreatment_Tips_For_Dealing_With... 2. Managing Chronic Pain Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/204_pain.html 3. Chronic Pain: Exercise Can Bring Relief Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00017 4. Chronic Pain: Prevent Relapses Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00049 5. Daily Pain Diary American Geriatrics Society http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/daily_pain_diary.pdf 6. Managing Chronic Pain American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/docs/pain.pdf Financial Issues 1. Financial Issues for Pain Treatment American Pain Foundation http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?menu=1&item=3&file=documents/doc_017... National Institutes of Health 1. Chronic Pain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/chronic_pain.htm 2. Pain: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/detail_chronic_pain.htm 3. Pain Information Index NIH Pain Consortium http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_index.html Organizations 1. American Chronic Pain Association http://www.theacpa.org/ 2. National Pain Foundation http://www.painconnection.org/ 3. NIH Pain Consortium http://painconsortium.nih.gov/ 4. American Pain Foundation http://www.painfoundation.org/ 5. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Reclaiming Your Life in Spite of Chronic Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00048 Related Issues 1. Chronic Pain: When No Physical Cause Can Be Found Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00034 2. Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/analgesicnephropathy/index.htm 3. Conquering Everyday Aches and Pains Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00633 4. JAMA Patient Page: Palliative Care American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYUGDYYXC&sub_... Research 1. Work-Related Risk Factors for New Onset Widespread American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/workrisk0504.asp?aud=prs 2. Pain Research: An Overview National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/pain/pain.htm 3. Animal Studies Show Promise Treating Severe Chroni National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nidcr-03.htm Seniors 1. Persistent Pain American Geriatrics Society http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/pef/persistent_pain.php 2. Eldercare at Home: Pain American Geriatrics Society http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/eldercare/11.xml?mode=html&§i... Specific Conditions 1. Central Pain Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/central_pain/central_pain.htm 2. Chest Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00016 3. Chronic Pain American Geriatrics Society http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/forum/chronicpain.shtml 4. Myofascial Pain Syndrome Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care http://stoppain.org/pain_medicine/myofascial.html 5. Occipital Neuralgia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/occipitalneuralgia/occipitalneuralgia.ht... Treatment 1. General Treatments Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care http://stoppain.org/pain_medicine/general_treatments.html 2. Management of Pain American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/managepain.htm 3. Pain Centers and Clinics: Turn to the Specialists Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00047 4. Statement on Generic Oxycodone Hydrochloride Exten Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01039.html   Public Health News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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