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The Pain Research Forum does not provide medical advice, promote any product or service, or make physician referrals. The contents of the site are for informational purposes only and are not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

 

If you are a patient, you can find more information at the sites listed below.

 

If you are a patient advocacy or support group, or support pain research, please email the PRF to add your organization to this list. We especially welcome listings from organizations outside the US and international organizations. 

 

General Information:

 

National Institutes of Health
http://health.nih.gov/

 

NIH Health Topics A to Z
http://health.nih.gov/see_all_topics.aspx

 

Mayo Clinic Health Information (contains adverstisements)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/

 

 

Pain and Disease-Specific Information, Support and Advocacy Groups:

 

American Chronic Pain Association

www.theacpa.org

 

American Pain Foundation

www.painfoundation.org

 

Arthritis Foundation

www.arthritis.org

 

Campaign to End Chronic Pain in Women
http://www.endwomenspain.org/
 

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America
Main web site: www.cfids.org
Research web site: http://www.research1st.com

 

Endometriosis Association
www.endometriosisassn.org
 

The Facial Pain Association
http://endthepain.org/
 

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://www.iffgd.org/

 

Interstitial Cystitis Association

www.ichelp.org

 

Isaacs Syndrome/Neuromyotonia World Information Forum
http://isaacsyndrome.proboards.com/

 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

 

The Neuropathy Association
www.neuropathy.org

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://rarediseases.org/

 

National Fibromyalgia Association

www.fmaware.org

 

National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org/

 

National Vulvodynia Association
www.nva.org

 

Pain Connection
www.painconnection.org

 

Patient Advocate Foundation

www.patientadvocate.org

 

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association

www.rsds.org

 

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

www.sicklecelldisease.org

 

The TMJ Association
www.tmj.org