Medical Professional Resources

Below are links to professional organizations and leading medical centers that are concerned with osteoarthritis. Of note, listings with a * represent patient advocacy and support sites.

Medical Associations

American Academy of Family Physicians
Geared primarily toward physicians involved in family practice, this comprehensive Web site offers a variety of resources for family physicians and their patients.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The AAOS provides education and practice-management services for orthopedic surgeons and allied health professionals.

American Academy of Pain Medicine
The AAPM, which bills itself as "the physician's voice in pain medicine," is a professional community of physicians with a sustained interest in pain disorders and their management.

American College of Nutrition
One of the key goals of the ACN is to enhance knowledge of nutrition and metabolism and the application of such knowledge to the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease

American College of Rheumatology
The ACR is a professional organization of rheumatologists and associated health professionals dedicated to healing, preventing disability, and curing arthritis and related disorders of the joints, muscles, and bones.

American College of Sports Medicine
ACSM is an association of people and professions sharing the commitment to explore the use of medicine and exercise to make life healthier for all Americans.

American Dietetic Association
The ADA is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.

American Medical Association
The AMA Web site is large and comprehensive, a virtual portal for all things medical. It provides up-to-date medical news, archives of all AMA publications, and links to many online full-text resources.

American Osteopathic Association
The AOA is a member association representing more than 54,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s). The AOA serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities.

American Pain Foundation*
The APF is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people with pain through public awareness and education, research, and improved access to effective pain management.

American Pain Society
The mission of APS is to advance pain-related research, education, treatment, and professional practice.

American Society for Clinical Nutrition
One of the ASCN primary goals is to promote and publicize the professional application of nutrition science in health promotion, disease prevention, and patient care

Arthritis Foundation*
The Arthritis Foundation aims to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and arthritis-related diseases.

Arthroscopy Association of North America
The AANA Web site provides support services for members, including a member directory, description of the annual meeting, and other instructional courses that offer CME.

Hospital for Special Surgery
HSS is one of the premier U.S. hospitals for orthopedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation.

Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
The Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center Web site focuses on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

The National Athletic Trainers' Association
The mission of the National Athletic Trainers' Association is to enhance the quality of health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity, and to advance the profession of athletic training through education and research in the prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, this informational page uses graphical aids to illustrate the prevalence of arthritis in the United States, and presents a comprehensive public-health approach to reducing the burden of the disease.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NIAMS, a component of the National Institutes of Health, leads the government's effort on research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and related diseases.

Orthopaedic Research Society
This site provides information about the organization's mission and fall newsletter, the annual meeting, and access to the table of contents for past and current issues of the Journal of Orthopedic Research, through which the musculoskeletal community communicates the current state of orthopedic research.

Peer Reviewed Journals

American College of Rheumatology
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Rheumatology (formerly the British Journal of Rheumatology)
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
Journal of Rheumatology
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JAMA (password required)
Lancet
The New England Journal Of Medicine
Nature
Orthopedics Today
Science
Arthritis Research
Annals of Internal Medicine

Other Resources

Hospital for Special Surgery
HSS is one of the premier U.S. hospitals for orthopedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation.

Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
The Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center Web site focuses on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.