RELATED LINKS

Alternative Practices
American Medical Association (AMA) - Gives a brief discussion of alternative health options.
On Health - Discusses a wide range of healthcare topics including: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Meditation, Mind-Body Medicine, Prayer, Support Groups, etc.

Behavioral/Psychological
American Medical Association (AMA) - Describes how to recognize depression and offers suggestions for dealing with it-for yourself or someone you know.
Emotional Health - Question and answer format covers a wide range of emotional health topics. Columbia University Health Education Program

Back Pain
North American Spine Society (NASS) - A multidisciplinary organization that advances quality spine care through education, research and advocacy.
Spineuniverse - A collaborative effort of medical professionals to serve the community of individuals suffering from back pain.
Spine-health.com - A comprehensive resource for lower back pain.
Spondylitis Association - Information, support, research.

Chronic Pain
American Chronic Pain Association - A national campaign for increasing awareness of chronic pain and pain management.
American Pain Foundation - Information, treatment, advocacy.
American Pain Society - States position of APS and American Academy of Pain Medicine regarding the use of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. Lists patient-centered support groups for a wide range of painful conditions.
Rest Ministries - A Christian organization serving people who live with pain. Excellent section on humor.

Diagnostic Tests
www.imaginis.com - Good information about Computed Tomography (CT) and MRI -- see "Medical Procedures." Also provides a broad range of women's health topics.

Diet & Nutrition
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu - Broad range of general health topics. Question and answer format.

General Medical Information
American Medical Association - One of the best patient education sites. It covers just about every health care concern.
British Medical Journal - Offers a wide range of topics for medical professionals as well as for the public.
C. Everette Koop Institute - Seeks to promote health through physician, patient, and community education.
Med Help International - Patient information on a wide range of illnesses. Patient support network.
Online Health Record, Medical News, & Information - Covers a broad range of up-to-date medical information. Updated daily.
U.S. National Library of Medicine - A health care encyclopedia. Provides authoritative consumer health information.

Headaches
American Council for Headache Information - Provides a thorough discussion of migraine and other headaches.

Neurological
American Brain Tumor Association - Resources, research, and information.
National Brain Injury Association - An excellent, comprehensive site for anyone suffering from brain injury, families, healthcare professionals. Lists organizations, resources, chat rooms, discusses prevention and legal considerations, and much more.
National Stroke Association - Dedicated to educating the stroke survivors, families, healthcare professionals, including topics on prevention, medical care, research, and rehabilitation.
Neurosurgery On-Call - Discusses disorders of the brain, spine, and nerves. Hosts a forum for a topic of the month.
Information on Neurological Diseases

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehab - The national medical society of specialists in PM&R.

Spinal Injections
International Spine Injection Society (ISIS) - Describes how and why various injections are performed. Some good illustrations of how procedures are done.

Spine Surgery
Many of the links listed elsewhere contain information about surgery, particularly in the "General" information.

Spine-Health.Com - Excellent explainations about spine surgery as well as comprehensive general information about spine conditions and treatment.

Swarm Interactive - This is a Web Development site that has excellent animations for many surgeries.

Substance Abuse Topics: Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
American Medical Association (AMA) - Addresses who is likely to abuse substances and why. Offers suggestions about what to do if you or someone you care about has a problem with addictive substances.
Columbia University Health Education Program - Question and answer format.