Patient Resources

The list that follows is meant as guide to a few of the pain related web resources. 

• www.aspi.wisc.edu - Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
  A network of state-based Pain Initiative organizations that works to remove the barriers that impede pain relief through education, advocacy and institutional improvement

• www.theacpa.org - American Chronic Pain Association
  Helps to facilitate peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families by providing helpful tools and local or online meetings. Available in Spanish.

• www.painfoundation.org - American Pain Foundation
  Online pain support. Offers information/tools regarding all types of pain and how to cope with it.

• www.stoppain.org - Dept of Pain Med and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Med Center
  Provides diverse information regarding pain and palliative care.

• www.painandhealth.org - The Mayday Pain Project
  Online resource providing easily accessible, useful and accurate information about pain care issues.

• www.nhpco.org - National Hospice and Palliative care organization
  Purpose is to lead and mobilize social change for improved care at the end of life through advocacy, patient and public education.

• www.nationalpainfoundation.org - National pain foundation
  An on-line educational and support community for persons in pain, their families.

• www.painpolicy.wisc.edu - Pain and Policy Studies Group
  Promoting pain relief by improving public policy and communication.

• www.painandthelaw.org - Pain & the law, St Louis University
  Analysis of the controversy surrounding the use of opioids for nonmalignant pain.

• www.partnersagainstpain.com - Partners Against Pain
  Leading efforts to advance standards of pain care through education and advocacy.