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

Canada

Back schools

Back schools are often affiliated with a hospital or clinic. There are truly interactive back schools 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 is a virtual clinic, lots of practical suggestions, a discussion forum, etc.

www.ecoledudos.uqat.ca

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CPRIF)

Founded in 1980, ICRCP’s mission is to improve the well-being of Canadians by encouraging lifestyle research and taking an integrated approach. The “Tips for Being Active” section contains several publications, some of which focus on back pain.

www.cflri.ca

Arthritis Society of Canada

The company offers a feature on chronic back pain.

www.arthrite.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 Lumbago (GILL), is an association based in Grenoble which aims to create intervention models in businesses and schools in order to prevent low back pain.

www.sante.ujf-grenoble.fr

INRS

The National Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases offers information on the prevention and treatment of work-related low back pain.

www.inrs.fr

Specific document on low back pain: www.inrs.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.

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