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About Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is any pain that lasts longer than the normal healing period, goes on for what might be forever due to a chronic condition or may not even have a cause that can be pinpointed.
Our goal here is to lend support and to give people with chronic pain, and their family and friends, the knowledge they can use to manage their pain. Please feel free to add any links and information you think would be helpful and to join us in our Chronic Pain Forum
About MedShelf.org
MedShelf.org is part of a research project conducted by students and faculty at the University of Michigan. The goal of the project is to help online medical support groups effectively use a wiki to collaboratively create useful resources. It includes content provided by members of several participating online medical support groups that is not reviewed by medical professionals (see Disclaimer).
If you represent an online medical support group that would like to participate in the study, please contact Derek Hansen (see contact information below).
Research Project
The research project is conducted by Derek Hansen, Paul Resnick, and Sean Munson of the University of Michigan's School of Information. All contributions to MedShelf.org will be analyzed by the research team as part of the project. In addition, we will contact some contributors for voluntary interviews. The rights and privacy of individual members will be respected throughout. In conjunction with the University of Michigan's Institutional Review Board we have developed ethical guidelines to ensure your protection. Details of the study goals and the ethical procedures we are following are provided at this link.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about MedShelf.org or the associated research project, please don't hesitate to contact Derek Hansen via email at shakmatt at umich dot edu or via phone at 734-764-1008.