To learn more about theherniated disc, Passeportsanté.net offers a selection of associations and government sites dealing with the subject of herniated discs. You will be able to find there Additional Information and contact communities or support groups allowing you to learn more about the disease.

Canada

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CPRIF)

Established in 1980, CPRIF’s mission is to improve the well-being of Canadians by encouraging lifestyle research and taking an integrated approach. The Tips for Physical Activity section contains several publications, some of which focus on back pain.

www.cflri.ca

Quebec government’s Health Guide

To learn more about drugs: how to take them, what are the contraindications and possible interactions, etc.

www.guidesante.gouv.qc.ca

France

Association GILL

The Interdisciplinary Group for the Fight against Low Back Pain (GILL) is an association based in Grenoble which aims to develop intervention models in businesses and schools to prevent low back pain.

www-sante.uif-grenoble.fr

Swiss

Swiss Association for People Suffering from Chronic Pain

It explains in simple terms the mechanisms of pain and the various components of conventional medical treatment (in French and German).

www.patientdouleurs.ch

United States

Spine-health.com

A resource in classical medicine for all back problems. The content of the site is completely reviewed by a group of doctors.

www.spine-health.com

Back schools

Back schools are often affiliated with a hospital or medical clinic. Contact an establishment near you. There are real interactive schools of the back on the Internet. The University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue designed one with the help of an interdisciplinary team of specialists from Quebec, France, Belgium and China. Free and very comprehensive. There are working sessions and a discussion forum.

www.ecoledudos.uqat.ca