UT Southwestern Medical Center has a caring staff of medical professionals who are committed to enhancing patients’ quality of life, as well as meeting their family’s needs. Our staff can direct them to a variety of informative and enriching support groups and other resources, which can be tailored to meet a specific situation.
At UT Southwestern, excellence in patient care includes pointing the way to resources patients may not be familiar with, but which have proved invaluable to others. We trust these services will assist patients on the road to healing and improved health.
Amputation/Vascular
Amputee Coalition of American
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national, nonprofit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or are born with limb differences.
The National Amputation Foundation
The National Amputation Foundation was founded in 1919 by a group of amputee veterans who suffered the loss of limbs in service to the U.S. during World War I.
The Society for Vascular Surgery
The Society for Vascular Surgery seeks to advance excellence and innovation in vascular health through education, advocacy, research and public awareness.
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Arthritis
The goal of the CDC’s Arthritis Program is to improve the quality of life of people affected by arthritis. CDC and its partners are working to implement recommendations in the National Arthritis Action Plan.
Medline Plus - Arthritis
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is the world's largest medical library.
Brain Injury
The Brain Injury Association of America
Founded in 1980, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Traumatic Brain Injury
The CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats.
Medline Plus – Head and Brain Injuries
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Burn Rehabilitation
Annual Children’s Camp
Since 1992, Parkland Health & Hospital System has sponsored an annual camp for children who have survived burn injuries. Camp I-Thonka-Chi, which is Choctaw for "a place that makes one strong or fearless, not afraid to face life,” is an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to interact with others who have burn injuries.
Parkland Burn Survivor Group
The Parkland Burn Survivor Group involves burn survivors and their families and friends coming together to discuss issues they have encountered during and after recovery. During monthly meetings, therapists from Parkland Health & Hospital System are available to answer questions about rehabilitation therapy and home exercise programs. Each meeting has a different theme.
Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR)
Research has shown that peer support and shared experiences can have a positive impact on one’s emotional and social adjustment after a traumatic injury and better enable patients to live productive lives after a severe injury. Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR) is a program designed by The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors to provide peer support to those whose lives have been touched by a burn injury.
Medline Plus - Burns
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is the world's largest medical library.
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors is a national nonprofit organization created to uplift and inspire anyone affected by a burn injury through peer support, education, collaboration and advocacy.
Cancer
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
Medline Plus – Living With Cancer
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is the world's largest medical library.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, the NCI is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training.
Cardiac
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Medline Plus – Cardiac Rehabilitation
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is the world's largest medical library.
Mended Hearts
Affiliated with the American Heart Association, Mended Hearts is a support group for heart patients, families and caregivers.
Cerebrovascular
American Stroke Association
The American Stroke Association (ASA), a division of the American Heart Association, envisions a world where stroke is minimized and ultimately eliminated as a major health problem.
American Stroke Foundation
The mission of the American Stroke Foundation is to support stroke survivors, their families, caregivers and friends by providing resources, services, education and information that improves their quality of life.
National Aphasia Association
The National Aphasia Association helps ensure that people with aphasia, their families, support systems and health care professionals are aware of resources to recover lost skills to the greatest extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment.
Electrodiagnostics
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Electrodiagnostic Testing
Founded in 1933, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is a leading provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others worldwide.
Joint Replacement
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) is the national medical specialty society for physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) has the mission to enrich the quality of life for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation offers a Web site, and its programs and services are accessible via a national toll-free helpline staffed by caseworkers and peer counselors.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society is to end the devastating effects of the disease.
Musculoskeletal
American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association helps individuals learn self-management skills as well as how to cope with arthritis in every day life.
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national nonprofit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Neurological Disorders
American Stroke Association
The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, envisions a world where stroke is minimized and ultimately eliminated as a major health problem.
Epilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation is the national voluntary agency solely dedicated to the welfare of the 2.7 million people with epilepsy in the U.S. and their families.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is one of the 25 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health.
Orthopaedics
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Patient Education Library
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals.
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national nonprofit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Pain Management
American Chronic Pain Association
The American Chronic Pain Association’s mission is to facilitate support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families so that they may live more fully in spite of their pain.
American Pain Foundation
The American Pain Foundation is an online resource for people with pain, their families, friends, caregivers and the public.
Medline Plus – Pain
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that comprise the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
National Fibromyalgia Association
The mission of the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is to develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia by increasing the awareness of the public, media, government and medical communities.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – Chronic Pain
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is one of the 25 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health.
National Institutes of Health – Pain Consortium
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's medical research agency and is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
The National Pain Foundation
The National Pain Foundation (NPF), a nonprofit organization, was established in 1998 to advance the functional recovery of persons in pain through information, education and support.
North American Spine Society
The North American Spine Society (NASS) is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to spine education, research and advocacy.
Parkinson’s Disease
Medline Plus – Parkinson’s Disease
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease in this decade, through an aggressively funded research agenda.
National Parkinson Foundation
The National Parkinson Foundation is the largest and oldest national Parkinson foundation in the U.S. and supports Parkinson-related research, patient care, education, training and outreach.
Pediatrics
Kids Health for Kids – Going to a Physical Therapist
Kids Health for Parents – Physical Therapy
Kids Health is one of the largest and most-visited pediatric health sites on the Web, providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
The American Occupational Therapy Association - Parents Ask About Occupational Therapy Services in Schools
The American Occupational Therapy Association is the nationally recognized professional association of more than 35,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and students of occupational therapy.
Post-transplantation
American Heart Association – Heart Transplants
The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
American Lung Association – Lung Transplants
Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the organization focuses on lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
National Kidney Foundation - Transplantation
The National Kidney Foundation is a voluntary health organization that seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
National Marrow Donor Program
The National Marrow Donor Program helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant.
Transplant Living
Transplant Living is a project of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization that maintains the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pulmonary
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953 and is a leading patient organization for people with asthma and allergies.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the U.S., with a focus on tuberculosis, asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a nonprofit organization working toward the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
The National Emphysema Foundation
The National Emphysema Foundation was founded in 1971, with an aim to improve the quality of life of patients with emphysema, asthma or related lung diseases through information and education for families.
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in Colorado in 2000 by Albert Rose and Michael Rosenzweig, Ph.D., both of whom were diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
The mission of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association is to seek a cure for the disease and provide hope for the pulmonary hypertension community through support, education, advocacy and awareness.
Spasticity Management
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
The mission of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation is to advance research for more treatments and ultimately a cure.
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency forging a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.
National Ataxia Foundation
The National Ataxia Foundation seeks to improve the lives of persons affected by ataxia through support, education and research.
Spinal Cord Injury
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is one of the 25 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Founded in 1948, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease and their families.
Stroke
American Stroke Foundation
The mission of the American Stroke Foundation is to support stroke survivors, their families, caregivers and friends by providing resources, services, education and information that improves their quality of life.
National Stroke Association
The National Stroke Association (NSA) is the only national organization in the U.S. that focuses 100 percent of its efforts on stroke.
Wound Care
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) is a multidisciplinary, non-profit association conceived in 1995 to accomplish and promote excellence in education, clinical practice, public policy and research.
Medline Plus – Wound Care
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is the world's largest medical library.
