Chronic Pain

American Chronic Pain Association - Managing Chronic Pain

Provides links to resources for people living with chronic pain, including communication tools, a list of lessons learned about chronic pain and its management, ten steps in managing chronic pain, coping skills and basic rights of people with chronic pain. Also includes a link to other resources.

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American Pain Foundation - Military/Veterans & Pain

Provides educational information and support to help Service Members and Veterans suffering from chronic pain improve care, decrease isolation and pursue a better quality of life.
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American Pain Society - Chronic Pain in America - Roadblocks to Relief

Study on chronic pain and its treatment. Includes links to specific study findings, including the role of medication in pain treatment, non-medicine treatments and the role of medical professionals.
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Army Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management Initiative

Seeks to improve the management of pain in military and civilian medicine through clinical and research efforts.
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Back Pain

Provides information on back pain causes, clinical trials, treatments and more.
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Chronic Pain Primer

VA site that defines chronic pain, discusses how it can be diagnosed, explains the factors that influence the experience of pain and describes various kinds of treatment.
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Chronic Pain Treatment Information

Provides information on various treatments for chronic pain, including neurostimulation, pain pumps and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units.
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Exercise to Help Manage Chronic Pain and/or Fatigue - A Resource for Service Members & Their Families

Discusses the benefits of regular physical activity or exercise in managing chronic pain and/or fatigue, and provides advice for developing reachable and appropriate goals.
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Military In-Step - Managing Pain

Provides information on residual limb wound pain, phantom limb sensation and other causes of pain after amputations, as well as information on interventions and treatments for pain.
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National Institute for Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) Chronic Pain Information Page

Defines and explains chronic pain - pain that lasts over time - and discusses treatment options and current research. Also includes contact information for relevant organizations as well as links to NINDS publications and information.
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New Approach Promises Relief for Chronic Pain

Discusses approaches to managing chronic pain that works by blocking the ability of nerve cells to transmit pain signals. Summarizes studies that suggest this nerve treatment may be more effective than current medications.
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Pain - Hope Through Research

Discusses the diagnosis, components and treatment of chronic pain, including pain associated with neurological and other conditions.
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Pain Care Urged as a Priority for Wounded Returning Veterans

Article describing efforts by physicians to prevent Wounded Warriors' pain from causing lasting changes in the nervous system that may lead towards disability.
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VA Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program (CPRP)

Provides in-patient chronic pain treatment to Veterans. Designated a VA Clinical Program of Excellence for pain treatment. Part of the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida, but accepts referrals for patients from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Provides links to diagnostics, treatment and research, as well as to links to additional information and to contact information for the program.

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