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PAIN IN GENERAL
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American Chronic Pain Association
Current reliable information on chronic pain. Extensive medical resources for
patient and physician. Audio tapes, catalog of print materials, pain
management information and support system. http://www.theacpa.org/
PAIN.COM
Full of general information esp for professionals concerned with pain
management. Key word searches. Need flash www.pain.com/default.cfm
North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada
Chronic pain in general. Central pain links back to NIND. Many dead links.
Many URLs that could be educational. http://www.chronicpaincanada.org/
The Faces of Pain
http://www.um-cprc.com/facesof.htm
University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center. Articles
describing living with pain and educating nurses and Drs. about pain concerns.
Excellent reading.
NEUROSURGERY://ON-CALL Patient Resources
http://www.neurosurgery.org/health/siteindex/
Neurosurgeons can treat chronic pain by augmenting, or stimulating, functional
parts of the nervous system, especially the spinal cord.
Randall Chronic Pain Scale
http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/painscale.html
Tips on personalizing the pain scale to describe your own unique pain
situation. Patient Form for personalizing the Randall Chronic Pain Scale (RCPS).