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    Please download our English brochure on neuropathic pain for more information. A French version can be found here. Please note that by downloading the medical atlas, you agree that it is for personal use and for reference only. The distribution, copying and reuse of the medical Atlas is strictly prohibited.

    • Canadian Pain Coalition:  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:  Canadian Pain Society is a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain and includes various groups, including physicians, scientists involved in the design of improved methods of pain management, education professionals and lay persons with an interest in the field of pain.
    • Neuropathic Pain Network: The Neuropathic Pain Network (NPN) is a coalition of organizations that exists to actively support people with neuropathic pain, by enabling them to better cope with their pain, to obtain the best treatment and, ultimately, to improve the quality of their lives.
    • ACTION (West) for People with Neuropathic Pain:  ACTION West addresses “big picture public policy" by working with elected officials, government ministries, health delivery organizations, healthcare providers, researchers and other specialists involved in long-range planning to help identify gaps in public policy.
    • International Association for the Study of Pain: IASP brings together scientists, clinicians, health care providers, and policy makers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide 
    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:  The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
    • Central Post Stroke Pain:  Sponsored by CIHR this site offers resources for post-stroke pain information
    • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada:  The MS Society aims to be a leader in finding a cure for MS and enabling people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life.
    • Trigeminal Neuralgia Association:  The mission of The Facial Pain Association (formerly the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association) is to serve as an advocate for patients living with neuropathic facial pain, including trigeminal neuralgia, by providing information, encouraging research and offering support.
    • Canadian Diabetes Association:  CDA works in communities across the country to promote the health of Canadians and eliminate diabetes through a strong nationwide network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers, partners and supporters. 
    • National Spinal Cord Injury Association:  NSCIA is America's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day.
    • The Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre (Northern Alberta) Society: SCITCS (Northern Alberta) provides opportunities to people with a spinal cord injury through four main facilities.
    • The Canadian Paraplegic Association:  CPA's mission is to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self reliance and full community participation.
    • Nepknowmore offers resources to learn more about neuropathic pain

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