Educational Resources
Patient Education
Useful Links
- All About Back Pain
www.allaboutbackpain.com
This website will answer patients who suffer from back pain.
- All About Neck Pain
www.allaboutneckpain.com
This website will answer patients who suffer from neck pain.
- American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org
This website will provide information on all types of musculoskeletal problems.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.aaos.org
This site will provide patients with a variety of excellent educational material and important links to other useful sites.
- American College of Sports Medicine
www.acsm.org
This organization is one of the governing bodies for the development of scholastic and collegiate sports health programs and pre-participation requirements.
- American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
While this website does not focus on musculoskeletal problems, this can be a useful source for information on general medical problems as well as health care policy.
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
www.amssm.org
This organization represents the physicians involved in the medical (non-surgical) care of sports-related problems.
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
www.sportsmed.org
This website is a valuable resource for questions about sports-related injuries.
- American Running Association
www.americanrunning.org
This site provides extensive information on injury prevention and treatment for all levels of runners.
- American Society of Anesthesiologists - Patient Education
www.asahq.org/patientEducation.htm
- Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
www.apsf.org
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
www.assh.org
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
www.aana.org
This is a premiere organization that focuses on advances in arthroscopic surgery.
- Bone and Joint Decade
www.boneandjointdecade.org
An international campaign to improve the quality of life for people who have muscoloskeletal conditions.
- Journal of Bone and Joint Disease
www.jbjs.org
This is a premiere orthopaedic surgery journal. While somewhat technical, it can be a useful source for new treatments of musculoskeletal problems.
- Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
www.orthop.washington.edu/arthritis/general/joints.com
A website that talks about joints in general and their relationship to joint disease.
- Physician and Sports Medicine Journal
www.physsportsmed.com
This site will provide patients with useful articles and tips for the care of athletic injuries.
- Virginia Orthopaedic Society
www.vos.org
This site provides news and announcements, legislative information and journal information.
- Your Orthopaedic Connection
orthoinfo.aaos.org
This site provides useful orthopaedic information, provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.