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About.com Arthritis Website (Chat Site) (Support Site)
This award winning site is filled with health information pertaining to arthritis. It features a chat room, a drug index current news for arthritis, a weather pains page, and various articles dealing with different aspects of arthritis. Some of the information this site includes arthritis research, medications, daily living and coping with arthritis treatments, managing pain, a how-to index, arthritis facts, general FAQ's about arthritis and much more.
Arthritis Canada
This is an excellent Canadian Site that deals with the many aspects of Arthritis. Some of the features of this site include a search engine where over 100 different types of arthritis conditions can be researched, tips for living well, programs and resources around Canada, and arthritis research and news from Canada and around the world. This is an excellent visual site providing diagrams to enhance understanding of the material. For ease of use, a site map and easy to use subcategories and headings are provided.
Arthritis Center of Connecticut
This is an informative site that discusses several specific types of arthritis as well as arthritis related medical problems. These topics include: back pain, bone density, carpal tunnel cyndrome, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, knee pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, rheumatoid arthritis, total knee replacements, arthritis drugs and strong pain medications.
Arthritis Foundation
“The Arthritis Foundation is the national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.” This is an excellent site owned and operated by the University of Washington Department of Orthopedics. It is filled with visual illustrations and animations to help explain the process of arthritis and joint structure. The information which this site addresses includes: Learning to live with arthritis, Medications and Exercises, How Joints Work, and the etiology of different types of arthritis and arthritic conditions.
Arthritis Foundation (Support Site)
“The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.” This site offers news, coping tips, research information, treatment options, medication and alternative therapy information. This site has a search engine where patients can search by category, disease, or keyword. This site also features a message board where people share their experiences of living with arthritis.
Johns Hopkins Arthritis
This credible site offers in-depth patient information about various specific kinds of arthritis. The types of arthritis related diseases include: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Gout, Sjogren's syndrome, Lyme disease, and Lupus. This site contains information about clinical Diagnosis, symptoms, pathophysiology, treatments and therapeutic guidelines for these disease.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
This is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to “decrease the incidence and afflictions of osteoporosis, increase public awareness, provide support and fund research”. This site provides a fact sheet related to osteoporosis and its prevalence within the United States. It also provides information on prevention, risk assessment, and Bone Mineral Density test (and other related tests). The site also answers questions such as what osteoporosis is, what is its’ cause, treatments available and other frequently asked questions.
Osteoporosis Quebec
This Canadian site offers information for anyone interested in learning about osteoporosis. The site is dedicated to “encouraging, educating, empowering, and assisting in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.” The unique feature of this site is the visual pictures and comprehensive information on the progressive nature of this disease. The site also discusses menopause and its affects on bone tissue, and prevention through calcium supplements, exercise and other measures. The site offers a weekly newsletter as well as a quiz to assess your risk factors of developing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis Society of Canada
This is a Canadian site that is dedicated to educating the public about osteoporosis. It includes large text for easy reading. Some of the information covered includes: What is osteoporosis, prevalence, financial costs, signs and symptoms, risk factors, secondary osteoporosis, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. A unique feature of this site is that you can calculate your daily calcium intake and compare it with the recommended daily intake according to Canada’s Food Guide.
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