Rehabilitation Medicine

For Patients

Online Resources

This list of online resources was compiled from a variety of sources, but is not intended to substitute or replace the professional medical advice you receive from your physician. The content provided here is for informational purposes only, and was not designed to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. Please consult your physician with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition.

This page contains links to other websites with information about physical medicine and rehabilitation. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember we do not control or endorse the information presented on these websites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here.

Please visit the University of Virginia Health System for a comprehensive glossary of physical medicine and rehabilitation related terms. 

For Patients

Patient Education

American Academy of Neurology - The Brain Matters 
http://www.thebrainmatters.org/

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
http://www.aapmr.org/

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 
http://www.aacvpr.org/

American Cancer Society 
http://www.cancer.org/

American Chronic Pain Association
http://www.theacpa.org/

American Occupational Therapy Association 
http://www.aota.org/

American Pain Foundation 
http://www.painfoundation.org/

American Pain Society
http://www.ampainsoc.org/

American Physical Therapy Association 
http://www.apta.org/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
http://www.asha.org/

American Stroke Association 
http://www.strokeassociation.org

Amputation Coalition of America 
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 
http://www.rehabnurse.org/

Brain Injury Association 
http://www.biausa.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
http://www.cdc.gov/

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities 
http://www.carf.org/

National Information Center for Children and Youths with Disabilities 
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Institute on Aging 
http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 
http://www.niams.nih.gov/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
http://www.nih.gov/

National Multiple Sclerosis Society 
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/

National Osteoporosis Foundation 
http://www.nof.org/

National Rehabilitation Information Center 
http://www.naric.com/

National Spinal Cord Injury Association 
http://www.spinalcord.org/

National Stroke Association 
http://www.stroke.org/

Social Security Disability Information 
http://www.ssa.gov/

US Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Health Administration 
http://www1.va.gov/health/