Resources

Resources

GENERAL PHYSICAL THERAPY

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Oregon Physical Therapy Association
• Northwest Rehab Alliance
• Upledger Institute
• The National Pain Foundation, an online educational and support community for persons in pain
• Daily Strength - Support Groups for life's challenges
• Medem- was founded by some of the leading medical societies in the United States. This site can be used to uncover patient education information, find a physician, organize your health information securley and confidentially online, or sign up for a "Smart Parents" newsletter.
• Medline Plus- contains information from the United States Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and other government health-related organizations. The extensive collection of resources includes interactive health tutorials, a medical encyclopedia, and health news pages that are continually being updated. Links to easy-to-read articles can be found on many of the health topics pages.
• Merck Source- provides online access to an interactive body guide, informative 3D medical animations, the comprehensive Merck Manual of Medical Information, an over-the-counter drug guide, and many other types of health information.
• WebMd- has a little bit of everything, including the latest health headlines, a symptom checker, a video library, message boards, blogs, quizzes, and e-mail newsletters on topics ranging from "Healthy Bones" to "Chronic Pain/Back Pain" to "Skin and Beauty".

• The TMJ Association
• The American Dental Association
• Dinner Through a Straw
• Dentek, Jaw pain relief cream

• Fibromyalgia Network
• National Fibromyalgia Association
• Daily Strength - Support Groups for life's challenges

• American Physical Therapy Association Section on Women's Health
• Vulvar Vestibulitis Support Network
• National Vulvodynia Organization
• The Vulvar Foundation
• International Pelvic Pain Society (Includes Male Pelvic Pain)
• The International Pudendal Neuropathy Association
• Interstitial Cystitis Network
• Interstitial Cystitis Association
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• American Foundation for Urologic Diseases
• BeFit-Mom (prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise)

• Prostate Cancer Foundation
• Prostatitis Foundation

• Guided Imagery by Belleruth Naparstek
• Relaxation Tapes & CD's
• Dr. Emmett Miller Tapes

• StressEraser
• Motiv-aider
• Ergo Desk
• Relax the Back Store
• Serola Sacroiliac Belt
• Cho-Pat (arm and leg supports)
• Core Products (pillows, bed bolsters, body supports)
• Baby Hugger
• Ergonomic Back Pack
• Femglide/Slippery Stuff
• Aveeno oatmeal bath treatment
• Wintersilks (comfortable undergarments)
• Dole Nutrition
• NutritionData- contains a searchable database to help you find information about different foods, as well as provides tools to track your food intake, calculate your BMI, find healthy recipes, and help you understand nutrition facts on food lables.

• Slowing Down to the Speed of Life by Richard Carlson & Joseph Bailey
• How Meditation Heals: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Health and Well-Being by Eric Harrison
• Take Time for Your Life by Cheryl Richardson
• Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome by Devin Starlanyl, M.D. & M.E. Copeland, MS, MA
• The Fibromyalgia Advocate by Devin Starlanyl, MD & Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA
• Your Aching Back, A Doctor's Guide To Relief by Augustus A. White III, M.D.
• Staying Dry, A Practical Guide to Bladder Control by Kathryn L. Burgio, Ph.D., K. Lynette Pearce, RN.,C.R.N.P. and Angelo J. Lucco, M.D.
• A Headache in the Pelvis by David Wise, Ph.D and Rodney Anderson, M.D
• Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, E. Eshelman and Matthew McKay