Pain Management Organizations and Information

For more information on neurological disorders or research programs funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, contact the Institute's Brain Resources and Information Network (BRAIN) at:

• BRAIN
  P.O. Box 5801
  Bethesda, MD 20824
  (800) 352-9424
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Information also is available from the following organizations:

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  National Institutes of Health, DHHS
  45 Center Dr, Rm. 4AS19 MSC 6400
  Bethesda, MD 20892-6400
  nidrinfo@od31.nidr.nih.gov
  http://www.nidr.nih.gov
  Tel: 301-496-4261

• American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)
  P.O. Box 850
  Rocklin, CA 95677-0850
  ACPA@pacbell.net
  http://www.theacpa.org
  Tel: 916-632-0922 800-533-3231
  Fax: 916-632-3208
  Provides self-help coping skills and peer support to people with chronic pain. Sponsors local support groups throughout the U.S. and provides assistance in starting and maintaining support groups.

• American Council for Headache Education
  19 Mantua Road
  Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
  achehq@talley.com
  http://www.achenet.org
  Tel: 856-423-0258 800-255-ACHE (255-2243)
  Fax: 856-423-0082
  Non-profit patient-health professional partnership dedicated to advancing the treatment and management of headache and to raising public awareness of headache as a valid, biologically-based illness.

• National Headache Foundation
  820 N. Orleans
  Suite 217
  Chicago, IL 60610-3132
  info@headaches.org
  http://www.headaches.org
  Tel: 773-388-6399 888-NHF-5552 (643-5552)
  Fax: 773-525-7357
  Non-profit organization dedicated to service headache sufferers, their families, and the healthcare practitioners who treat them. Promotes research into headache causes and treatments and educates the public.

• National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
  P.O. Box 70045
  Houston, TX 77270
  markgordon@paincare.org
  http://www.paincare.org
  Tel: 713-862-9332
  Fax: 713-862-9346
  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. Offers a patient forum, advocacy programs, information, support resources, and direct medical intervention.

• Mayday Fund [For Pain Research]
  c/o SPG
  136 West 21st Street, 6th Floor
  New York, NY 10011
  mayday@maydayfund.org
  http://www.painandhealth.org
  Tel: 212-366-6970
  Fax: 212-366-6979
  The Mayday Pain Project works to increase awareness and to provide objective information concerning the treatment of pain.

• American Pain Foundation
  201 North Charles Street
  Suite 710
  Baltimore, MD 21201-4111
  info@painfoundation.org
  http://www.painfoundation.org
  Tel: 888-615-PAIN (7246) 410-783-7292
  Fax: 410-385-1832
  Independent non-profit information, education, and advocacy organization serving people with pain. Works to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating the removal of barriers and increased access to effective pain management.

• Arthritis Foundation
  1330 West Peachtree Street
  Suite 100
  Atlanta, GA 30309
  help@arthritis.org
  http://www.arthritis.org
  Tel: 800-283-7800 404-965-7100
  Fax: 404-872-0457
  Volunteer-driven organization that works to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases. Offers free brochures on various types of arthritis, treatment options, and management of daily activities when affected.

• National Chronic Pain Outreach Association (NCPOA)
  P.O. Box 274
  Millboro, VA 24460
  ncpoa@cfw.com
  http://www.chronicpain.org
  Tel: 540-862-9437
  Fax: 540-862-9485
  National clearinghouse of information on chronic pain. Educates pain patients, medical professionals, and the public about effective management of intractable chronic pain.

From "Pain: Hope Through Research"
NIH Publication No. 01-2406
Last updated November 04, 2004