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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has information leaflets on:
Whiplash info from the AA
Useful information from the AA about whiplash, and ways to help prevent it (correct use of head rests, etc).
Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Cervical Discectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Cervical Spondylosis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Neck Pain
Information from Arthritis Research UK.
Neck Pain
Information from the British Brain and Spine Foundation.
Neck Pain
Information from the Pain Relief Foundation.
Whiplash
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Some useful related commercial sites
National Accident Helpline
Provides information to people seeking compensation for injuries resulting from accidents, such as whiplash. The Helpline has a network of over 300 solicitors' offices offering specialist personal injury legal advice and assistance with compensation claims.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.