Member Resources

Member Resources -- Living With Trigeminal Neuralgia

What Kind of Pain Do I Have?

A sub-page of Living With TN

"Striking Back - The Trigeminal Neuralgia Face Pain Handbook"

Published by TNA and written by George Weigel and Kenneth F. Casey, M.D., in layman’s terms, describes all aspects of TN and provides information and resources for patients, family, and medical professionals.

The Intractable Pain Patient's Handbook for Survival

This  downloadable handbook was written to provide intractable pain patients and their loved one's a guidebook based on Dr. Tennant's 30 years of experience in dealing with pain problems.

TNA The Facial Pain Assocation

The mission of The Facial Pain Association (formerly The Trigeminal Neuralgia Association) is to serve as an advocate for patients living with neuropathic facial pain, including trigeminal neuralgia, by providing information, encouraging research and offering support.

Trigeminal Neuralgia -NeuroTalk Support Groups

A free online community where members of the group can have  access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access  special features of the site.

Johns Hopkins Medical Center

Provides care and treatment options for people suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia.

Johns Hopkins: Video of Dr. Michael Lim 

The Doctor discusses Trigeminal Neuralgia in a Webinar.

The Disability Digest

Contains resources and information about how to navigate the social security benefits maze

Patient Power

Original content and information to help empower patients

Free and Low Cost Medical Resources On the Net

Contains a list of resources  developed for chronic pain patients, to aid in finding free/low-cost medical care, including counseling. 

Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Face Pain

A paper that gives an overview of medical problems that cause long-lasting (chronic) and often intense facial pain, with a discussion of treatment options and issues.  

 
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PCIP.gov-- The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan .  The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan makes health insurance available to people who have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing condition.