Chronic Pain

American Pain Foundation (APF)
The American Pain Foundation is a nonprofit information resource and patient advocacy organization serving people with pain. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by providing practical information for patients, raising public awareness and understanding of pain, and advocating against barriers to effective treatment.

The American Chronic Pain Association
The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) is a non-profit, tax exempt organization with more than 800 chapters in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland and Russia. The purpose of the ACPA is to provide a support system for those suffering with chronic pain through education and self-help group activities.

The American Pain Society
The American Pain Society (APS) is a multidisciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated to serving people in pain.

NINDS: Chronic Pain
Information page covering such topics as: what is chronic pain, treatment, prognosis, what research is being done?  Also has links to studies with patients, research literature, press releases.

Pain Connection
A not-for-profit human service agency that provides a monthly support group, information and referrals and community education.

Pain.com: A World of Information on Pain
Provides both the professional and the consumer with current information on pain and pain management.

Pain-Education.com
Offers lots of information on: pain education, acupuncture, fibromyalgia, message boards, epidemiology of pain, and pain management.

Medline Plus: Pain

NIAMS: Handout on Health: Back Pain

NINDS: Lower Back Pain Fact Sheet

City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center

WebMD Pain Management Health Center

CNN: Novel approach to pain reduction could treat chronic pain
A news story from CNN.