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Resources
& Research
The Arthritis
Foundation offers water and land based exercise classes
for people with arthritis around the state. Call 505-827-7430.
Research
on the Arthritis Self-Help Course - The Benefits of
Self-Management is an article describing some of
the research on the Arthritis Self-Help (ASCH) designed
at the Stanford University Arthritis Center.
National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Disorders is part of the National Institutes of
Health and provides: information for professionals,
consumers, free publications on musculoskeletal and
rheumatologic diseases current research and a wealth
of other information.
The
Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training
Center website offers information on these topics:
Arthritis News & Research, Feature Articles, Living
Well with Arthritis, and Arthritis Treatment.
The
American College of Rheumatology website provides
information on professional education, patient information,
a member directory and resources for members only, 'Find
a Rheumatologist' online journals, and current research
among other topics.
Resource Links
CDC:
Information on the arthritis burden in
the United States.
Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls. The National Bone Health Campaign™
NIAMS:
National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Disorders is part of the National Institutes
of Health and provides information for professionals,
consumers, free publications on musculoskeletal
and rheumatologic diseases for patients and professionals,
current research and a wealth of other information.
Intelihealth:
This link features Harvard
Medical school consumer info, links to other
national organizations, resources for health care
providers, resources for patients, national resources,
international resources, peer reviewed journals,
online journals and much more.
Disease Specific National Organizations:
- Fibromyalgia
Network: P.O. Box 31750, Tucson, AZ 85751, 800-853-2929,
Fibromyalgia Research Association: P.O. Box 500 Salem,
OR 97308, 800-574-3468
- Lupus
Foundation of America: 1300 Piccard Dr, Suite
200, Rockville MD, 20850-4303, 888-38-LUPUS
- Lupus
Foundation of America: New Mexico Chapter: 2917
Carlisle Blvd NE, Suite 103, Albuquerque, NM 87110-2850,
505-881-908, E-mail: lfanm@juno.com
- Lyme
Disease Foundation: 1 Financial Plaza, Hartford
CT 06103, 860-525-2000,
- National
Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc. (NFP)
- National
Marfan Foundation: 382 Main Street, Port Washington,
NY 11050, 800-862-7326
- National
Osteoporosis Foundation
- The
Paget Foundation:120 Wall Street, Suite 1602,
New York, NY 10005, 212-509-5335
- Scleroderma
Foundation: 89 Newberry Street, Suite 201, Danvers,
MA 01923-1075, 800-722-HOPE
- Scleroderma
Research Foundation: 2320 Bath Street, Suite 315,
Santa Barbara, CA 93105, 800-441-2873
- Sjoregren’s
Sydrome Foundation, Inc.: 8120 Woodmont Ave, Suite
530, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-718-0300, 800-475-6473
- Spondylitis
Association of America: P.O. Box 5872, Sherman
Oaks, CA, 91413, 800-777-8189
Links for professionals
- CDD:
The Chronic Disease Directors represents the chronic
disease interests of the state and territorial health
agencies and the District of Columbia. The Chronic
Disease Directors has recently established an Arthritis
Council
- ACR: This link is a power point presentation, The Rheumatology
Rationale, for professionals covering the socio-economic
impact of musculoskeletal diseases, addressing musculoskeletal
care and the advantages of rheumatologic management
in cost and outcomes.
- The
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals,
a division of the American College of Rheumatology,
is a professional membership society composed of non-physician
health care professionals specializing in rheumatology,
such as advanced practice nurses, nurses, occupational
therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, social
workers, epidemiologists, physician assistants, educators,
clinicians, and researchers.
Research in New Mexico:
If you would like your organization's completed research
study included on this page, please call 841-5888.
Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use in
New Mexico.
The research articles below are provided courtesy
of:
New Mexico Center for Chronic Disorders
D. Edwards Smith, MD, FACP, Medical Director
Specializing in the Vedic Medical Approach to Arthritis
and Chronic Disorders
2721 Arizona St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 830-0435
President, Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine
Medical Director, New Mexico Center for Chronic
Disorders
2721 Arizona St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 830-0435
Fax: (505) 830-0538
e-mail: DESmithMD@aol.com
A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of
Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology in Subjects with
Arthritis, published in Frontiers in Bioscience
6, h7-17, April 1, 2001.
Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology on Chronic
Disorders and Associated Quality of Life, Frontiers
in Bioscience 6, h1-6, April 1, 2001.
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