Resources

• Acetaminophen: Childhood Use and Misuse (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Acupuncture (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• American Chronic Pain Association
• American Pain Foundation
• Amid Ongoing Controversy, Researchers Find Opiates Relieve Chronic Pain from Nervous System Damage (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Animal Studies Show Promise Treating Severe Chronic Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• Arthritis of the Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Back Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Battle to Relieve Pain: Good News for Women, The (Office of Research on Women's Health, OD, NIH, HHS)
• Brain Pathway Shows Potential Therapy for Chronic Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Breast Pain in Women (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease (CPPD) (Pseudo Gout) (Arthritis Foundation)
• Central Pain Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Central Pain Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• Chest Pain (MayoClinic)
• Chest Pain in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Chest Pain, Acute (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Chest Pain, Chronic (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Chronic Pain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Chronic Pain (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• Chronic Pain (American Geriatrics Society)
• Chronic Pain: Exercise Can Bring Relief (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Chronic Pain: Managing Your Emotions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Chronic Pain: Prevent Relapses (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Chronic Pain: When No Physical Cause Can Be Found (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Chronic Pelvic Pain (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Chest Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Palliative Care (National Institutes of Health)
• Conquering Everyday Aches and Pains (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Daily Pain Diary (American Geriatrics Society) - Links to PDF File
• Dolor (PDQ®) (National Cancer Institute)
• El Dolor Relacionado Con el Cáncer (National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS)
• Eldercare at Home: Pain (American Geriatrics Society)
• Fibromyalgia and Exercise (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Fibromyalgia: What It Is and How to Manage It (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Financial Issues for Pain Treatment (American Pain Foundation)
• Foot Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Frozen Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Gender and Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• General Treatments (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• Glossary (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• Heel Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work [Easy-to-Read] (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
• How You Feel Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia (NIH Consensus Program Information Center, OMAR, NIH, HHS)
• Introduction to Chronic Pain (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• JAMA Patient Page: Pain Management (American Medical Association)
• JAMA Patient Page: Palliative Care (American Medical Association)
• Low Back Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Management of Pain (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
• Managing Chronic Pain (Food and Drug Administration)
• Managing Chronic Pain (American Occupational Therapy Association) - Links to PDF File
• Mittelschmerz (National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS)
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Pain Foundation
• Neck Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Neuropathic Pain (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• NIDA InfoFacts - Pain Medications (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• NIH Pain Consortium
• NIH Pain Consortium Clinical Trials (NIH Pain Consortium)
• Nonprescription Pain Relievers (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
• Occipital Neuralgia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Occipital Neuralgia Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• Over-the-Counter (OTC) Pain Relievers: Which Ones Are Right for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pain (Medline Plus)
• Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• Pain (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Pain (oral, facial) (National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research)
• Pain (PDQ®) (National Cancer Institute)
• Pain Action Guide (American Pain Foundation)
• Pain Centers and Clinics: Turn to the Specialists (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pain Control After Surgery: Pain Medicines (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families (National Cancer Institute)
• Pain Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pain During Intercourse - ACOG Publication #AP020 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
• Pain Information Index (NIH Pain Consortium)
• Pain Research: An Overview (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Pain — Hope Through Research (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• PainSupportive Care - Health Professionals (National Cancer Institute)
• Patient-Controlled Analgesia (Nemours Foundation)
• Pelvic Pain - ACOG Publication #AP099 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
• Peripheral Nerves: Pain After Shingles - Finding Relief (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Persistent Pain (American Geriatrics Society)
• Questions and Answers About Arthritis Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS)
• Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Questions and Answers about Using Magnets to Treat Pain (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Reclaiming Your Life in Spite of Chronic Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis (American College of Rheumatology)
• Rotator Cuff Tears (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Sexuality and Chronic Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Shoulder (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Shoulder Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Statement on Generic Oxycodone Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Study Links Chronic Pain to Signals in the Brain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Third Trimester: Physical Changes and Symptoms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Topical Medications (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Treatment of Neuropathic Pain (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• Truth about Pain (Nemours Foundation)
• Understanding Cancer Pain (National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS)
• Understanding Cancer Pain (National Cancer Institute)
• Use Caution with Pain Relievers (Food and Drug Administration)
• Using Complementary Therapy to Relieve Pain (National Pain Foundation)
• Why Do I Have Pain? (Nemours Foundation)
• Work-Related Risk Factors for New Onset Widespread Pain (American College of Rheumatology)
• Your Podiatric Physician Talks About Heel Pain (American Podiatric Medical Association)