Fibromyalgia

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

National Fibromyalgia Partnership
Web Address:	www.fmpartnership.org
The National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc., (NFP) is a nonprofit membership organization in the United States. It provides medically accurate information to people with fibromyalgia and their families, health professionals, and the general public. The goal of the organization is to provide informational tools to promote the timely and appropriate diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia.

Organizations

Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA  30309
Phone:	1-800-283-7800
Web Address:	www.arthritis.org
The Arthritis Foundation provides grants to help find a cure, prevention methods, and better treatment options for arthritis. It also provides a large number of community-based services nationwide to make living with arthritis easier, including self-help courses; water- and land-based exercise classes; support groups; home study groups; instructional videotapes; public forums; free educational brochures and booklets; the national, bimonthly consumer magazine Arthritis Today; and continuing education courses and publications for health professionals.
Fibromyalgia Network
P.O. Box 31750
Tucson, AZ  85751
Phone:	1-800-853-2929
Web Address:	www.fmnetnews.com
The Fibromyalgia Network provides educational materials on fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 7923
Gaithersburg, MD  20898
Phone:	1-888-644-6226 (301) 519-3153 for international calls
Fax:	1-866-464-3616 toll-free
TDD:	1-866-464-3615 toll-free
E-mail:	info@nccam.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.nccam.nih.gov/health/clearinghouse (or www.nccaminfo.org/livehelp/ for live help online)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explores complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, trains complementary and alternative medicine researchers, and gives out authoritative information. Send all requests for information and questions about NCCAM to the NCCAM Clearinghouse.
National Fibromyalgia Research Association (NFRA)
P.O. Box 500
Salem, OR  97308
Phone:	(503) 315-7257
Fax:	(503) 503-315-7205
E-mail:	nfra@firstpac.com
Web Address:	www.nfra.net
The National Fibromyalgia Research Association is involved in making the public, the medical community, and the government more aware of fibromyalgia. Its Web site is also a good source of information about fibromyalgia.

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Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH	Last Updated: October 30, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology
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