We've categorized
types of illness and injury below. Many general information Web sites also have information about the categorized items and vice-versa.
A WORD OF WARNING.
The Internet is full of sites that are geared to sell "quick fixes"
for an injury (carpal tunnel, injured ankle, injured back, injured knee, injured neck, etc.). Don't be misled. A qualified physician
is your best hope for proper advice and care.
Hardin MD: The
Medical Information Hub http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
The University of
Iowa provides several hundred links to sites relating to health and medicine
including those involving occupational
health and safety, disability, neurology, back pain and physical
therapy. |
Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder™
is a gateway consumer health and human services information web site from
the United States government. healthfinder™ can lead you to selected
online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support
and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable information for the public. |
Randale
C. Sechrest, MD, Orthopedic Patient Education Supersite http://www.sechrest.com
The Orthopaedic
Patient Education Collection pages provide informative information including
drawings on injuries such as those involving the shoulders, hip, knee,
foot and ankle, and cumulative trauma disorders. |
Consumer
Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration - Health
Related http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm
Full text versions
of the best federal consumer publications available here. View them for
FREE or purchase printed copies at their online ordering site. |
Beryllium
Support Group http://dim.com/~mhj/index.html
Many links to information
about Beryllium Disease provided here also. |
disABILITY
Information and Resources http://www.makoa.org
This page has over
130 links to web sites relating to disabilities. They also have an extensive
list of newsgroups and a excellent search engine. This is the most thorough
links page I've every seen. |
Houston
Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library http://www.library.tmc.edu
HAM-TMC helps you
quickly access the best of the Internet. Their links lead to Web pages
devoted to medicine and health-related topics. Areas they cover including
: Associations & Societies, Consumer Health, Medical Education, Pharmacology,
and there's also a Search HAM-TMC page. |
American
Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org
Search for a physician
or check for information on your own doctor or an IME. The info here is
very limited. Use their "doctor finder" feature to do so. The
American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association of physicians
and medical students dedicated to the health of America. AMA Physician
Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the
United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors
of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).
All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated
by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs,
licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources. |
|
Fibromyalgia &
Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome (FMS & CMPS) http://www.sover.net/~devstar
Fibromyalgia (Fie-bro-my-al-gia,
or FMS) is a chronic invisible illnesses that is difficult to understand.
It's not a muscle condition. It's a dysfunction of the informational substances
such as neurotransmitters, hormones, peptides, and other biochemical messengers
which regulate and run the systems of the body and mind. It causes hypersensitivity
to all sorts of stimuli, so it can amplify pain. It often occurs with
chronic myofascial (my-oh-fass-shall) pain syndrome (MPS), which is a
neuromuscular chronic pain condition with trigger points (TrPs) that can
cause incapacitating, intolerable pain. |
American Pain
Society http://www.ampainsoc.org
The mission of the
APS is to serve people in pain by advancing research, education, treatment
and professional practice. As a multidisciplinary education and scientific
organizations, APS recognizes that these goals can be best accomplished
by a joint and interactive effort among basic scientists and healthcare
professionals. APS is a not-for-profit membership society and welcomes
broad participation from all disciplines. They have categorized the types
of pain facilities at http://www.ampainsoc.org/pub/pfdir.htm. |
Chronic Pain Information http://www.cpmission.com/main/
Dozens of links related to chronic pain. They state, "Our Chronic Pain Mission is your place for medical information and support." |
DRCNet Online Library of Drug Policy http://www.druglibrary.org
Online library of articles, reasearch papers, books, and essays on drug-related issues. |
Dr. Brian
G. Knight, DO (503) 257-5905
Dr. Knight is a
doctor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in
Portland, Oregon. One of the treatments he practices is Facial Distortion
Therapy. This is a technique used in the treatment of triggerpoints in
which the physicians thumb is used to push protruding tissue down below
the fascial plane. Triggerpoints are fascial distortions that result from
herniation of tissue through a fascial plane or herniated triggerpoint.
Dr. Knight has corrected distorted triggerbands and increased the strength
and reduced pain in two persons IWA knows. Previously, each had not benefited
much from several other types of treatment from others. |
|
National Spinal
Cord Injury Association http://www.spinalcord.org
The Spinal Cord Injury
Association was established in 1948 and has many chapters throughout the
United States. Their Web site has an enormous amount of information. Learn
about NSCIA here. |
Sacroiliac
Resources - Lower Back Injuries http://www.kalindra.com/sacroiliac.htm
There
are many people who are suffering from low back pain and doctors cannot
pinpoint their pain source. The Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction is a very
common work injury, but most doctors are ignorant to it. The more knowledge
patients have, the better chance they have in getting the proper help.
This site is full or resource links and graphics that people can use to
help their doctors pinpoint their low back pain. You can e-mail kalindra@kalindra.com. |
The SPINAL CORD
Injury Information Network
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu
An incredibly huge
amount of reference information relating to spinal cord injury (SCI). |
The San Francisco
Spine Center http://www.spinenet.com
One of the leading spine centers in the country. |
|
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
|
|
Typing Injury FAQ http://www.tifaq.com
The Typing Injury
FAQ provides a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries
(RSI's), resources for dealing with these ailments, and a broad description
of assistive products to reduce injury risk and symptoms. While the primarily
focus is on computer users at risk of injury, health professionals, researchers,
educators, designers, resellers and manufacturers will find a wealth of
information of interest. Many of the resources provided here also relate
well to other work environments. |
Computer
Related Repetitive Strain Injury http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html
You'll find a huge amount of information here on Repetitive Strain Injury to the hands and
arms. The author goes into great detail about injuries caused from the
use of computer keyboards and mice. Info includes: What is RSI, What are
the Symptoms, and How do I prevent it. There are also several links to books and related sites. |
CTS Place http://www.ctsplace.com
Information and links
provided about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The site Includes a message board. |
|
Cornell University
Ergonomics Web http://ergo.human.cornell.edu
Presents information
from Ergonomics research studies and class work by students and faculty
of the university. They focus on ways to enhance usability by improving
the ergonomic design of hardware, software, and workplaces, to enhance
people's comfort, performance and health. |
Office Ergonomics Training http://www.office-ergo.com
This site contains
a lot of good advice for anyone concerned with Office ergonomics. Info
about Hand and wrists basics, back pain, eyestrain etc. Good Information
for anyone employed in an office environment. |
|
Workers
Comp Rx http://workerscomprx.com
Workers Comp Rx provides high quality, cost effective pharmacy management programs exclusively for the workers' compensation market. |
The Medicine
Program http://www.themedicineprogram.com
The Medicine Program,
in cooperation with physicians, assists patients who may qualify to enroll
in one or more of the many patient assistance programs now available.
These programs provide prescription medicine free-of-charge to individuals
in need, regardless of age, if they meet the sponsor's criteria. |
RXList -
The Internet Drug Index http://www.rxlist.com
A comprehensive on-line drug name cross-index. |
|
The American Association
of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org
The American Association
of Suicidology is dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide.
AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, education and training
for professionals and volunteers. In addition, it serves as a national
clearinghouse for information on suicide. |
Suicide Awareness:
Voices of Education (SA\VE) http://www.save.org
The #1 cause of
suicide is untreated depression. The mission of SA\VE is to educate about
suicide and to speak for suicide survivors. SA\VE has several articles
on this subject and will send you them by e-mail at no charge. |