Useful web links

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Action for Disability This is one of the few charitable organisations working in the field of physical disability in developing countries and has a long association with the WFNR.

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation A free UK based journal which has useful review articles and lists of forthcoming conferences, etc which may be of interest to the neurorehab clinician

American Physical Therapy Association Provides information on APTA's research and learning resources andaccess to physical therapy options including: current issue highlights and search facility for physical therapy abstracts 1995-1996.

Cambrige University Press These are publishers of a good range of neurorehabilitation text books.

Centre for Rehabilitation & Engineering Studies This is a multidisciplinary research group with a special interest in bioengineering based at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Cochrane Collaboration (The) The Cochrane Library offers a comprehensive source of evidence based research including abstracts, reviews and guidelines.

Costar Web site for collaborative stroke, audit and research.

Disabled Peoples International This is the web site of the DPI, the international organisation forpeople with disabilities. The DPI publishes a journal, Disability International, and provides a variety of information and news about disability.

European Federation for Neurological Societies The EFNS home page provides general information on the European Federation of Neurological Societies and up-coming/future EFNS congresses, as well as access to the EFNS Newsletter and the European Journal of Neurology.

European Neurological Society (ENS) The European Neurological Society (ENS) was launched in 1986. Today the ENS has a membership of 2300 individual neurologists (including all categories) from 60 countries worldwide. Members can be found among clinicians and scientists whose interest is directed towards practice, teaching or research in neurology and cognate fields. The official journal of the society is The Journal of Neurology which is published by Steinkopff Verlag, Germany.

Hardin Meta Directory - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Another site with excellent links to a variety of other disability and rehabilitation orientated web sites. A good starting point for a general browse through a number of useful websites. Cross links to a number of other web browsers including Yahoo and MedWeb.

International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury.

Institute of Rehabilitation A multidisciplinary organisation co-ordinating rehabilitation research in the North of England.

International Federation of MS Societies The official web site of the International Federation of MS Societies containing information on symptoms, frequently asked questions about MS, links to pages about research, etc.

List of Health and Disability Related Mailing Lists This is a comprehensive list of disability and health related internet topics. It is regularly updated and maintained by Linda Rowley at mail: rowley@waisman.wisc.edu. There is an excellent alphabetical disease orientated search facility as well as a large number of links to disability research programmes.

Medweb This site provides access to most other physical medicine and rehabilitation sites and is a useful starting point for a web search on related issues.

National Centre for Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) Infrastructure Consortium This is a coalition of six NIH-funded centres that act as a research and training resource for the USA. The centres include expertise in imaging, neural transplantation, muscle rehabilitation, genomics and proteomics, cognitive rehabilitation and rehabilitation engineering.

NHS Research and Development Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine An informative website which contains articles from evidence-based journals and lists educational events and workshops.

Oxford University Press These are publishers of a good range of neurorehabilitation text books.

Scope The SCOPE website includes information on current campaigns and news. It also discusses what CP is, how it is caused, and the prevalence of CP.

Stroke Education Ltd Stroke Education Ltd has developed new tools to aid stroke prevention and recovery. A new series of video's in DVD format is now available. For the first time learning and instruction on stroke caring and rehabilitation is available in visual form that makes it so much easier for stroke survivors and their family caregivers. Developed by stroke authorities no medical or special medical training is needed to use the DVDs. The three DVDs show exactly how to manage everyday needs and provide practical demonstrations or exercises and other techniques to improve the quality of life of stroke survivors and their family caregivers.

The MS Trust The MS Trust is a leading independent UK charity for people with MS, their families, and for all health professionals who work with them.

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems This website provides detailed information on traumatic brain injury, it includes relevant publications, facts and figures and news updates as well as other useful web links.

Traumatic Brain Injury Update, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation

Traumatically Brain Injured and the Law (The) A website offering information and advice on the legal aspects and issues faced by those individuals who have sustained personal injury.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine A useful site for NeuroRehab general information and the Neurological Rehabilitation page has many interesting links.

www.comeunity.com/disability/cerebral_palsy An informative website for people with cerebral palsy, relevant articles, book reviews and other internet resources are available on this website.

www.ninds.nih.gov This comprehensive website includes useful information from the American National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The website examines the risk factors and causes of CP, methods used to diagnose the condition and ways CP can be prevented. Updates are also provided on current research findings.

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