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UK sources of information and / or support
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 35,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants and students. Website includes a range of public information leaflets.
Association of of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health
Mainly for members but site includes some useful leaflets on a variety of topics.
PhysioFirst
Base for the Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice. Contains useful information for finding a physio local to you and in the various procedures available.
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.