For Health Professionals

British Pain Society www.britishpainsociety.org

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) www.iasp-pain.org

European Federation of IASP Chapters www.efic.org

Pain Relief Foundation www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk

Physiotherapy Pain Association www.ppaonline.co.uk

National Occupational Therapy Pain Association (NOTPA) www.notpa.org.uk

British Psychological Society www.bps.org.uk

Bath Pain Management Unit www.bath.ac.uk/psychology/pmu/

Bronllys Pain Management Centre, Brecon www.managingpain.org.uk

Walton Centre for Pain Relief www.thewaltoncentre.co.uk

Pain Web www.thepainweb.com

Pain Talk www.pain-talk.co.uk

For Patients

British Pain Society www.britishpainsociety.org (for a Directory of Pain Management Programmes)

Action on Pain www.action-on-pain.co.uk

Fighting Back www.fightingbackuk.com

Back Care www.backpain.org

Pain Support www.painsupport.co.uk

Pain Concern www.painconcern.org.uk

Supporting Kids in Pain (SKIP) www.shsskip.swan.ac.uk

Expert Patient Programme www.expertpatients.nhs.uk

See the Pain Society website www.painsociety.org for links to more self-help organisations and for a suggested reading list.