Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: A Plaguing Problem
Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?
Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways? And what exactly is pain, anyway? This learning module walks you through your brain on pain, illuminating why the "pain experience"...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: No Pain, Lots of Game
This science fair project investigates whether video games, and other forms of mental distraction, have the power to relieve pain. You will research and learn about gatekeeper cells, which control how the brain perceives pain, and how...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: You're the Expert
Student teams learn about and devise technical presentations on four reproductive technology topics pregnancy ultrasound, amniocentesis, in-vitro fertilization or labor anesthetics. Each team acts as a panel of engineers asked to make a...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Biotoxins: Pain Relief
In this video/lesson series we will explore the way venomous sea snails paralyze, then kill, their prey. We profile 21st Century Chemist Mande Holford of the City University of New York, who is working to synthesize these biotoxins and...
Other
Health Talk Online: Chronic Pain
This comprehensive resource contains individual video interviews with medical professionals and a number of people who have experienced chronic pain. What is chronic pain? What different approaches are used to manage pain? What type of...
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Pain Learning Hub
Find information on acute and chronic pain from symptom recognition to assessment and diagnosis to treatment and long-term outcomes. The information has come from many sources and has been adapted in collaboration with the Pain Centre at...
Other
American Pain Society
This is the American Pain Society's home page. Check here for up-to-date information about pain, and new techniques to cope with it.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
A comprehensive resource for timely and accurate medical information from experts at Mayo Clinic. Content includes information on almost all diseases and conditions, a guide to healthy living, first-aid and self-care information.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Back Pain
Resource provides a detailed overview of back pain. Content includes a look at what back pain is, its causes, screening and diagnosis, treatment, prevention options, and more.
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Pain: How to Talk to Kids About Their Pain
Learn about how to talk to your chid about how much pain they are feeling and some strategies to help them cope with pain.
CNN
Cnn: Hospitals Try Vr Techniques for Pain Management
This 1999 article from CNN explains a new technique involving virtual reality to help ease the pain of burn victims.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Somatosensation Questions
This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to Somatosensation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Phantom Limb Pain Among Veterans
Read the passage "Phantom Limb Pain Among Veterans" and complete the five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reducing Pain With Morphine
Practice for the MCAT with these questions about morphine.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Therapeutic and Assistive Devices
This resource provides information about different therapeutic and assistive devices.