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Pain Management
What is Pain Management?
(i) the systematic study of clinical and basic science and its application for the reduction of pain and suffering;
(ii) the blending of tools, techniques and principles taken from the discrete healing art disciplines and reformulated as a holistic application for the reduction of pain and suffering; and
(iii) a newly emerging discipline emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach with a goal of reduction of pain and suffering.
-American Academy of Pain Management
(i) the systematic study of clinical and basic science and its application for the reduction of pain and suffering;
(ii) the blending of tools, techniques and principles taken from the discrete healing art disciplines and reformulated as a holistic application for the reduction of pain and suffering; and
(iii) a newly emerging discipline emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach with a goal of reduction of pain and suffering.
-American Academy of Pain Management
Sites in Pain Management
Worldwide Congress on Pain
Extensive online library of pain articles, 'ask the expert' columns, a forum, and an international directory of pain clinics, and daily news, for patients and practitioners.
Painlab.com
Offers detailed information on pain research, pain medications and treatment methodologies. Contains a bulletin section for visitors to ask advice on chronic pain and other pain related topics.
Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Online lectures on the mechanisms and treatment of pain.
Pain Assessment Resources
Behavioral medicine psychology assessment instruments for the pain practitioner and for patients, with links to specialist care providers.
Dr. Blair Lamb, MD
Information on all aspects of pain, including treatment of such chronic and acute conditions, and osteoarthritis, and pain therapies. Also offering products and a stretching video. Based in Ontario, Canada.
Medicinehouse
Offering news, books, products, and information on pain relief medications. Sponsored by the L.A. Pain Clinic in Hawthorne, California.
Post-Operative Pain Management Quality Improvement Project
Self-directed resource for hospitals to assist in improving pain management. Includes about the project, participants, data collections, conferences, questions and answers, links, and references.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Resource Site
Information and annotated links to pain management resources.
Spine-Health.com - Pain management
Provides information to understand, prevent and seek appropriate treatment for chronic back pain and related conditions.
OncologyChannel - Cancer Pain Resources
Information and resources to help deal with the physical pain associated with cancer treatment. Treatment and diagnosis information as well, monitored by board-certified oncologists.
Pain Management Resources - Bedside Pain Manager
Vendor of a reference guide for healthcare providers and patients dealing with acute, chronic or terminal pain.
Medtronic.com
Provides resources on therapies for the treatment and management of cancer pain, back pain, and other chronic pain conditions.
Bioflex Wearable Therapy
Featuring a pain management system. Includes informatation about chronic pain, case studies, and references.
Ask Your Surgeon
Provides information about post-operative pain, the patients' role in post-operative pain relief, and post-operative pain relief options such as ON-Q, Narcotics, regional and local anesthesia. |
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