New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center

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Patient Education – 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.

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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 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 Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 
http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org/

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

Boston Center for Independent Living
http://bostoncil.org/index.htm

Care Cure Community 
http://sci.rutgers.edu/

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

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

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Paralysis Resource Center 
http://www.christopherreeve.org/

Facing Disability
http://facingdisability.com

Independent Living Centers of the North Shore and Cape Ann, Inc. 
http://www.ilcnsca.org/

National Council on Independent Living 
http://ncil.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 on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

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

National Model Systems Center Knowldedge Translation Center 
http://www.mscisdisseminationcenter.org/ (requires password)

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

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

National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/

New England Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America 
http://www.nepva.org/

Paralyzed Veterans of America 
http://www.pva.org/

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

Spinal Cord Injury Information Network, Model Systems Center 
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/

Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center 
http://www.spinalinjury.net/

United Spinal Association 
http://www.unitedspinal.org/

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