UK sources of information and / or support

 Sportsphysio.com

Includes an A-Z of information about common sports injuries and related medical complaints.

 Mobilis Rolyan

Includes advice on preventing and treating sports injuries.

 Sports injuries

Reliable information from Arthritis Research UK.

 Pure Sports Medicine

Specialist UK sports medicine clinics dedicated to the treatment of sports injuries, sports injury prevention, therapy, and the promotion of the benefits of sport and exercise medicine.

 Glasgow Sports Surgery Service

This site offers patient and clinician information relating to orthopaedic sports injuries. It is written by a team of specialist consultants.

 Sports Injury Surgery UK

Patient information in specialist sports injury surgery. Especially keyhole procedures of the knee, shoulder & ankle allowing return to peak performance.

 Runner's World

A comprehensive list of injuries incurred while running with methods of treatment and prevention. Compiled by 'BodyWorks', an organisation affiliated to the English Athletic Association.

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.