Patient Information

	Patient Education on Pain Topics
	Specialized Pain Resources: Cancer Pain
	Specialized Pain Resources: for children and their families
	Specialized Pain Resources: Complementary and Integrative Therapies
	MGH Resources
	Professional Pain Societies
	Information in other languages

Specialized Pain Resources: Complementary and Integrative Therapies

Integrative Pain Management
http://www.healingchronicpain.org/content/introduction/default.asp
From Beth Israel University Hospital, NY, describes an approach to pain management that includes a spectrum
of therapies from drugs to stress reduction. Click on the links listed across the top of the page to see topics covered.

Acupuncture Fact Sheet from NIH/National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/

Magnets to Treat Pain. NIH Research Report
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/magnet/magnet.htm

MD Anderson Cancer Center- Reviews of Therapies
http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/
Click on “Reviews of Therapies” to find evidence-based reviews. Acupuncture, energy therapies and mind/body
therapies are frequently used to treat pain.

MindBody Institute (Herbert Benson, MD)
http://www.mbmi.org/about/whoweare_staff.asp
A local institute, offers Mind/Body therapies for pain.

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