Osteoarthritis Resources

Related Resources For Osteoarthritis

The following are links to organizations with helpful information concerned with the education, furthering understanding, treatment, research, and the management of OA and Arthritis:

In alphabetical order:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons-A provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world including information on OA and arthritis: http://www.aaos.org/

The American Chronic Pain Association-Mission is to educate individuals and their families with chronic pain: http://www.theacpa.org/

The American College of Rheumatology-Considered to be the most authoritative source of information on the various forms of Arthritis in the world and has developed patient information on a number of vital topics of interest to patients with arthritic diseases: http://www.rheumatology.org/

American Occupational Therapy Association-Represents the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and to educate patients on various conditions: http://www.aota.org/

Arthritis Foundation-The largest not-for-profit contributor to arthritis research in the world: http://www.arthritis.org/

ClinicalTrials.gov-A government funded agency that tracks clinical trials being conducted globally in numerous diseases. It also offers up-to-date information for locating clinical trials for those wishing to volunteer for a study: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/

Bone and Joint Decade-A global initiative focusing is on improving quality of life as well as advancing the understanding and treatment of joint disorders through research, prevention and education: http://www.usbjd.org/index.cfm

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases- Supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases and the sharing of this information: http://www.niams.nih.gov

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-Provides patients and health professionals with resources and information on metabolic bone diseases to enhance knowledge and understanding of the prevention, early detection and treatment of these diseases as well as strategies for coping with them: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/bone/default.asp

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)-An independent organization that raises funds to support research and education on diseases and injuries of bones, joints, nerves and muscles: http://www.oref.org/site/PageServer

Osteoarthritis Research Society International-The only organization that completely focuses on Osteoarthritis. The organization consists of international scientists and health care professionals focused on the promotion of OA education: http://www.oarsi.org/

Wikipedia-For a general overview and summary of Osteoarthritis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis

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