Chronic Pain Articles and website links

To regain control of your life, it is important to learn how to cope with chronic pain.
Although your pain may never go away,
it is possible to reduce pain levels and, more importantly, to improve the quality of your life
Pain management can make a significant difference in your life but YOU must realize
that much of what results you gain from pain management will be up to you.
Don't rely on the doctors to run your life - TAKE CONTROL of YOUR PAIN by being informed
I am not a "professional nor do I claim to be an expert on anything except
on how I live and deal with constant pain.
Truthfully I wish I had access to more information before my 2nd surgery and spinal fusion.

These articles have been reprinted WITHOUT perrmission from the sources ,
hopefully they won't mind And if they do I will remove it upon request

First section contains various web site links
2nd section you will find links to various articles I came across over the last few years.
They contain some interresting / useful information
Feel free to offer me other site links or articles to post here.

Remember , we , the chronic pain sufferers are the ones living with this
and MUST help each other survive because of the lack of informed doctors out there


Pain Information Web Sites
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Drug.com Info site- all basic drug info and drug interaction information
Doctors For Pain
- info on locating pain doctors worldwide and other good pain information
American Chronic Pain Association
American Pain Foundation
National Pain Foundation
Beth Isreal Medical Center dept of Pain Medicine
Tame the Pain .com- - some interresting info on chronic pain _ commercial site


Back Information Web Sites
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Spine Universe___- Excellent site -- tons of good info on backs and back pain
this is one of the first sites a back pain person should check out AAA+
Back . com___- Excellent site has tons of good info on backs and back pain
devices(pumps/stimulators) - explains different surgeries , has videos , patient stories
this is one of the first sites a back pain person should check out AAA+

National Center for BiotechnogyInformation (Library of medicine)
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Spine Online-" the best spine care anywhere" or so they say but has lots of useful information
ADR support- Artificial Disc Replacement info and support group


Sites to help with Social Security and workers compensation information
There are lots of them out there but these are loaded with good info
DISABILITY secrets- this site will supply lots of information on applying for Social Security disability benifits
It gives advice on applications , medical conditions , lawyers , hearings and a lot more



Online Chronic Pain Support groups
There are literially thousands of them out there
but these listed I think are really good and I have become a member
and I post to them as much as possible when I have something usefull to add
This will be an ever evolving list and
if you know of a group feel free to let me know and I will list it here
Click on UNDERLINED text and you'll be taken to the groups main page
on all main pages will be a link to join the group

Yahoo group dealing with SSI-SSDI etc
a support group and excellent source of info on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI),
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and private long-term disability insurance.

Yahoo group called chronic-intractable-pain
Excellent group dealing With Chronic & Intractalble Pain - one of THE BEST ONLINE
very friendly people and a doctor that also suffers from chronic pain

Yahoo group called Chronic Pain Assistance
A place for people with chronic pain to talk about doctors,
illnesses, treatments, pain medications, or anything in relation to pain management
This is probably the group I post most in

Yahoo group called Chronic Pain
A support group for adults with chronic physical pain problems.
Emphasis is placed on helping people to cope and how to "have a life."

Yahoo group called Spinal Disorders Support Group
A smaller group not very active

My Space group called Back Pain Sufferers
These are smaller than the yahoo groups but most people are very supportive and NICE

My Space group called Chronic Pain Support
Larger than the above MySpace group and has lots of knowledgable people involved
some really good people and a doctor that also suffers from chronic pain

M.S.N. group called Intractable Pain & You
Larger than the above MySpace groups and has lots of knowledgable people involved
some really good people and Dr.Patty from the MySpace group started it
check the menu on the left hand side of page for the different sections

M.S.N. group called Intractable Pain & You #2
Dr.Patty from the MySpace group started this as an offshoot of the other MSN group
check the menu on the left hand side of page for the different sections



Pain Information News Articles
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Chronic Pain Essays , Articles and Letters
This page has 3 of the best articles I've come across so I've kept them together
1) 10 steps to overcoming chronic pain by Mark Grant MA
2) A Letter to Normals from a Person With Chronic Pain author UNKOWN
3) 2002 New Yorker Article called " A Knife in the Back" by Dr. Jerome Groopman

Addiction, Tolerance, and Dependence An Interview with Dr. Jennifer Schneider
This deals with opiates , pain management and the difference between being addicted to your drugs or building tolerances and becoming dependent on them
It also states NOT ALL of pain med users will become any of the above

Addiction verse Dependence
This deals with my opinions on opiates and the difference between being addicted to your drugs or building tolerances and becoming dependent on them
It also has n article from The Mayo Clinic

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