HubHip - 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

Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Medications (4)
Pediatrics (6)
Chronic Pain (3)
Organizations (8)
Clinics and Practices (58)
Research (1)

Pain Management

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Resource Site (Site) - Information and annotated links to pain management resources.

Ask Your Surgeon (Site) - 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.

Painlab.com (Site) - 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.

Medtronic.com (Site) - Provides resources on therapies for the treatment and management of cancer pain, back pain, and other chronic pain conditions.

Pain Assessment Resources (Site) - Behavioral medicine psychology assessment instruments for the pain practitioner and for patients, with links to specialist care providers.

Worldwide Congress on Pain (Site) - Includes 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.

Dr. Blair Lamb, MD (Site) - 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.

Pain Management Resources - Bedside Pain Manager (Site) - Vendor of a reference guide for healthcare providers and patients dealing with acute, chronic or terminal pain.

Medicinehouse (Site) - Offering news, books, products, and information on pain relief medications. Sponsored by the L.A. Pain Clinic in Hawthorne, California.

Bioflex Wearable Therapy (Site) - Featuring a pain management system. Includes informatation about chronic pain, case studies, and references.

Post-Operative Pain Management Quality Improvement Project (Site) - 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.

Pain-talk (Site) - Forum for UK healthcare professionals interested in acute, chronic, or palliative pain management.