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Pain Management Page

Sources for Pain Management

Pain Management Links

American Academy of Pain Medicine

American Chronic Pain Association

American Pain Society - serves people in pain by advancing research, education, treatment, and professional practice.

American Society of Pain Management Nurses

National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain - is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing support for patients who are suffering from intractable pain, their families, friends and the physicians who treat them.

Pain and Policy Studies Group at the University of Wisconsin - a rich source of information on national, international and state policies on pain.

Do you have Chronic Pain?

What is Chronic Pain?

Chronic pain is:

Pain that continues a month or more beyond the usual recovery period for an illness or injury or pain that goes on over months or years as a result of a chronic condition. It may be continuous or come and go.
An affliction that disables, to some degree, about 86 million Americans;
A source of frustration for the health care professionals who seek to provide care and assistance;
A condition that affects quality of life and economic security not only of the person with pain, but also his or her family;
A condition with high economic costs. It is estimated that US business and industry loses about $90 billion annually to sick time, reduced productivity, and direct medical and other benefit costs due to chronic pain among employees.

All information believed to be accurate, however, it is not guaranteed.