Improving lives impacted by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and related comorbidities through clinical care, research, and education.
Resources
AACIPM website includes a repository of resources that support the mission to advance access to equitable, whole person, multimodal, guideline-concordant integrative pain management.
More resources and publications will be coming soon. If you have suggestions about relevant resources that should be included, please contact Amy Goldstein.
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
by Rick HansonPer the author's website, this book joins modern science with ancient teachings to show you how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times, as well as healthier relationships, more effective actions, and greater peace of mind.
CDC: Know Your Options
Talk to your doctor about ways to manage your pain that do not involve prescription opioids. Some of these options may actually work better and have fewer risks and side effects.
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center
The Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center is a multidisciplinary center committed to improving the understanding and management of disorders distinguished by symptoms of chronic pain and fatigue.
Chronic Pain Research Alliance
Mounting scientific evidence demonstrates significant rates of overlap among a cluster of prevalent poorly understood pain disorders that solely or predominantly affect women. The goal of CPRAlliance is to put an end to the neglect, dismissal and discrimination faced...
Chronic Pain Resource Center
This collection of resources is to help patients with chronic pain, their families and providers who care for them. These include tools to help patients and their families to understand, monitor and manage their pain, as well as guidance on the safe use, storage and...
Chronic Pain Tracker
A complete pain diary
Compact Clinical Guide to Chronic Pain Management: an evidence-based approach for nurses
by Yvonne M. D'ArcyThis clinically oriented book provides nurses and physicians with quick access to much-needed pain management guidelines.
Curable
By retraining the brain to process pain differently, we can reduce symptoms and gain more control.
Ehlers Danlos Society
The Ehlers-Danlos Society is a global community of individuals, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and supporters, dedicated to saving and improving the lives of those affected by the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and...
Explain Pain
by David S. ButlerAims to give clinicians and people in pain the power to challenge pain and to consider new models for viewing what happens during pain.
FibroGuide
FibroGuide offers information and insights on 10 different self-care topics, or Steps. The information presented within these Steps is based on key strategies, such as physical activity, education, and support, that have been shown to help people with fibromyalgia...
Flaredown
The world's most advanced symptom tracker
Headspace
Headspace is your guide to mindfulness for your everyday life.
How To Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers
by Toni BernhardPer the author's website, this book is about living skillfully with the challenges of any chronic illness or condition.
IM4US
Integrative Medicine for the Underserved is a collaborative, multidisciplinary group of people committed to affordable, accessible integrative health care for all. Through outreach, education, research, and advocacy, we support those dedicated to promoting health in...
Institute for Chronic Pain
The Institute for Chronic Pain is an educational and public policy think tank whose mission is to make pain management more effective by changing the culture of how chronic pain is treated. We engage in research, development, and promotion of scientifically accurate...
International Association for the Study of Pain
IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, health-care providers, and policymakers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide.
International Pain Foundation
The International Pain Foundation (iPain) is devoted to advancing access and quality care in order to help people suffering from a variety of muscular skeletal, inflammatory, neurological, emotional, degenerative and often rare conditions that involve chronic pain...
International Pelvic Pain Society
The International Pelvic Pain Society promotes education about interdisciplinary approaches to the evaluation and treatment of health conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain; supports individuals living with chronic pelvic pain by improving access to care and...