Chronic Pain

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Arthritis Society of Canada
393 University Avenue
Suite 1700
Toronto, ON  M5G 1E6
Phone: (416) 979-7228
Fax: (416) 979-8366
E-mail: info@arthritis.ca
Web Address: http://www.arthritis.ca/
 

The Arthritis Society provides funding for arthritis research and offers information on patient care, public education, and self-management of arthritis.


Canadian Chiropractic Association
1396 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON  M6C 2E4
Phone: (416) 781-5656
Fax: (416) 781-0923
E-mail: ccachiro@ccachiro.org
Web Address: www.ccachiro.org
 

The Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA) is a professional association. Its mission is to help Canadians live healthier lives by informing the public about the benefits of chiropractic health care, incorporating chiropractic into the health care system, and facilitating chiropractic research. A variety of information on chiropractic for both professionals and the general public is available on the CCA Web site.


Canadian Orthopaedic Association
4150 St. Catherine Street West
Suite 360
Westmount, QC  H3Z 1P4
Phone: (514) 874-9003
Fax: (514) 874-0464
Web Address: http://www.coa-aco.org

Canadian Pain Coalition
3506 University St
Montreal QC, H3A 2A7  
Phone: 514-398-4157
Fax: 514-398-8455
Web Address: http://www.canadianpaincoalition.ca
 

The Canadian Pain Coalition is a partnership of patient pain groups, health professionals who care for people in pain, and scientists studying better ways of treating pain.


Canadian Pain Society
701 Rossland Road East
Whitby, ON  L1N 9K3
Phone: (905) 668-9545
Fax: (905) 668-3728
E-mail: ellen@canadianpainsociety.ca
Web Address: www.canadianpainsociety.ca
 

The Canadian Pain Society membership includes health professionals, scientists, and educators as well as those interested in pain research. The Web site provides online access to Pain Research and Management, the journal of the Canadian Pain Society.


Canadian Physiotherapy Association
2345 Yonge Street
Suite 410
Toronto, ON  M4P 2E5
Phone: (416) 932-1888
1-800-387-8679
Fax: (416) 932-9708
E-mail: information@physiotherapy.ca
Web Address: http://www.physiotherapy.ca

Chronic Pain Association of Canada
P.O. Box 66017 Heritage Postal Station
Edmonton, AB  T6J 6T4
Phone: (780) 482-6727
Fax: (780) 433-3128
E-mail: cpac@chronicpaincanada.com
Web Address: www.chronicpaincanada.com
 

The Chronic Pain Association of Canada is a non-profit consumer association whose goals include advancing the treatment and management of chronic intractable pain, developing research projects to promote the discovery of a cure for chronic pain, and educating the health care community and the public.


North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada (NACPAC)
60 Lorne Avenue
Dartmouth, NS  B2Y 3E7
Phone: 1-866-470-PAIN (1-866-470-7246) toll-free
(902) 463-5587
E-mail: nacpac@chronicpaincanada.org
Web Address: www.chronicpaincanada.org/index.htm
 

The North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada (NACPAC) is a non-profit organization that provides education, links to research, and resource referrals—including pain specialists and clinics—to Canadians suffering from chronic pain.


World Headache Alliance
3288 Old Coach Road
Burlington, ON  L7N 3P7
E-mail: mail@w-h-a.org
Web Address: www.w-h-a.org/wha2/index.asp
 

World Headache Alliance provides information and support to headache organizations internationally as well as links to local headache support groups for individuals.



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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPHLast Updated: May 28, 2007
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