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- Americal Chronic Pain Association
The Americal Chronic Pain Association's mission is to facilitate peer support and education. They bring awareness among the health care community, policy makers and the public at large about issues of living with chronic pain.
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- American Pain Foundation
APF is the nation's leading independent non-profit organization serving people with pain. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness; providing practical information, education and support; advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management; and promoting research. APF has a comprehensive website, PainAid (online support), consumer publications, APF "Pain Monitor" (monthly e-newsletter), a toll-free message line and public awareness and legislative activities.
1-888-615-7246
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- Fibromyalgia Network
Fibromyalgia Network takes your pain, fatigue and brain-fog symptoms seriously! We'll keep you current on fibromyalgia treatments, coping tips, and research to enrich your life. Get the support you deserve — join the Fibromyalgia Network Family.
Spread Awareness easily with our Fibromyalgia—It's REAL campaign.
800-853-2929
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- Helping Our Pain and Exhaustion, Inc. (H.O.P.E.)
Helping Our Pain and Exhaustion, Inc. (H.O.P.E.), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and implement programs dedicated to improving the quality of life, for people with fibromyalgia.
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- Pain-Topics.org
The mission of Pain Treatment Topics is to serve as a noncommercial resource for healthcare professionals & their patients, providing open access to clinical news, information, research, and education for a better understanding of evidence-based pain-management practices.
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- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance: Mesothelioma is a rare cancer occurring in the lining of the lungs and abdomen caused by exposure to asbestos. Learn more about this disease - including mesothelioma treatment options - by visiting the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance website today.
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- Pain Relief Network (PRN)
Pain Relief Network (PRN) was formed to oppose the Federal Government crackdown in the treatment of chronic pain patients, family members of people in pain, physicians, attorneys and activists.
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- The Pain Management Program
The Pain Management Program offers information to raise awareness about Chronic Pain and resources to help people manage chronic pain.
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- Pain Society of Oregon
The Pain Society of Oregon is a 501(c)3 nonprofit . We are a network of caring, diverse, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals across the state of Oregon. Active chapters in Eugene and Portland sponsor monthly educational presentations. Local practitioners represent a variety of modalities and perspectives at these meetings. Emphasis is placed on creating a common language and providing a forum for discussion.
The Pain Society of Oregon also sponsors an Annual Conference in the Spring, as well as other regional conferences throughout the year, and has a Patient Advocacy Committee dedicated to educating and empowering patients and community members.
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- Behavioral Health Medicine
Psychologists have a long history of being involved in the team approach with treating chronic pain. We call this field Behavioral Health Medicine. Your first appointment will help to clarify your wants, needs, desires and goals.
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- Axis Physical Therapy & Rehab, Inc
Axis Physical Therapy & Rehab offers hands-on treatment for a wide variety of issues. Their full range of physical therapy treatments include addressing musculoskeletal disorders, rehabilitation from surgery or injury, therapeutic exercise for specific conditions, motor vehicle injuries, state-of-the-art manual therapy and pain management.
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- Coleen Stevenson Bodywork
Coleen specializes in Integrative Bodywork. She artfully weaves together Bowen Therapy, energy work and therapeutic massage to offer a tapestry of pain relief, relaxation and an opportunity to embrace healing.
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- Center for Medication Safety
The Center provides current information, resources and programs to help you understand the incidence, implications and costs of adverse drug effects, while providing useful tools, services, and solutions to improve drug safety and effectiveness-particularly for those most susceptible-children and seniors.
1-866-200-1968
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- Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
This site is brought to you by ISMP-the nation's only non-profit organization of pharmacists, nurses, and doctors devoted entirely to safe medication practices. It provides personalized safety alerts for your medications, tips and resources to help prevent medication errors, and much more.
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- Medication Safety: A Toolkit for Families
The Medicine Safety: A Toolkit for Families was developed by The Center for Improving Medication Management (The CIMM) and the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) to help ensure that consumers of all ages have access to important information and educational resources to promote safe and appropriate medicine use.
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- Responsible Medication Disposal U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Unused medicines must be disposed of properly to avoid harm to family, friends and animals.
Almost all medicines can be thrown away in the household trash after mixing them with some unpalatable substance (e.g., coffee grounds) and sealing them in a container.
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- Smart Rx Disposal
SMARXT DISPOSAL is a unique public-private partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Pharmacists Association, and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. The web site includes a video demonstration of safe medicine disposal, tips for consumers, answers to commonly asked questions and much more. It is also routinely updated to include the latest recommendations from the FDA.
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- Yoga Journal
People in chronic pain often default to short, shallow breathing, which can set off the body's fight-or-flight response and trigger the release of stress hormones like cortisol. For additional information about yoga and fibromyalgia, see yogajournal.com/fibromyalgia.
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