Arthritis
Canada Official Canadian site on Arthritis. Has links
to various groups and information for patients and specialists alike.
Arthritis
Foundation Home page of the Arthritis Foundation features
a wealth of information and is an easy way to locate local Arthritis
Foundation offices.
Arthritis
Insight A site which is member oriented with chats, message
boards and a general sense of community for patients of arthritis.
Contains extensive information on treatments and therapy.
Healing
Well's Arthritis A resource center for arthritis, which
has recommended books to read on the subject, as well as on-line information
plus an extensive list of links to other related sites.
About
Arthritis Extensive site featuring monthly columns, various
resources and links to other sites.
Active
Living Canada
Provides information about active living and the Active Living
Community Ambassador program, as well as information about the partners
involved in active living. There is also an ActiviTalk network where community
leaders throughout Canada share ideas.
Centre
for Activity and Aging
Has a goal of improving the health and independence of
seniors by using a combination of laboratory investigation and community
exercise programs.
National
Resource Centre on Osteoporosis
This site contains articles, research bibliographies and specific
information on different on various bone-related diseases such as Osteoporosis,
Paget's disease and Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Osteoporosis
Society of Canada
This comprehensive site has lots of information on Osteoporosis
in addition to the special sections such as Quick Facts, the top 10 things
you need to know about osteoporosis, Calcium Calculator and a monthly calcium
enriched recipe.
A
Patient's Frequently Asked Questions About Fibromyalgia
Patient orientated site which answers a lot of questions about
Fibromyalgia and various manners of dealing with it. Much of the information
concentrates on sleep-related issues concerning Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Resource for Information and Support
Calls itself the biggest Fibromyalgia site on the web and it
certainly has the resources to back up those words. Thorough articles ranging
on every topic associated with fibromyalgia, chat rooms with special guests
and message boards highlight a few of the many features of this site.
Fibromyalgia: Resources for Families
A family-oriented web-site which deals with a perspective which
is not often found on other sites; ways in which a family with a member suffering
from Fibromyalgia can help to understand and care for that person.
Hip
Hip Hooray Online
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation's Hip Hip Hooray website.
The purpose of this site is to give you some background information about
this national event and to help you find the event closest to your home.
International
League of Associations for Rheumatology
Here you will find information about this worldwide organisation
and its activities. In addition to links to the sites of Regional Leagues
and National Rheumatology Organisations there is regularly updated links to
all aspects of Rheumatology and rheumatic disorders.
American
Chronic Pain Association
Not so much a site on Fibromyalgia but on the associated pain.
Geared more towards other professionals studying in the field of pain, with
introductory and comprehensive resources on the subject of pain
University
of Western Ontario Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Programs.
University of Western Ontario's Health Sciences home page.
Has information about the schools of Health Sciences and the various services
which they provide. A usefule site for both patients and students who are
interested in taking courses or earning a degree in Health Sciences
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides
access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science
journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles
and other related resources.