Patient Resources:
Ortho Info (Patient Handouts and Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
If you go on orthoinfo.org you can click on any part of the body and get information in English or Español on any orthopaedic surgery topic written for lay people by Orthopaedic Surgeons.
BoneSmart.org Please let them know you wnat them to include me in their directory. This is a forum for patients interested in joint replacement, but they want $1000 to list me in their directory, despite that I think it is useful (I'm too cheap to give them $1000 right now!!!!).
Weight loss help:
MyFitnessPal.comThe best weight loss web site and set of apps out there in my opinion. I went from 234 lbs in 2010 to 158 lbs in 2012, and am now holding steady at 175 lbs since December 2012. The app works great if you don't cheat and track everything!
A Nation in Motion (a project from AAOS.org)
http://anationinmotion.org/ This is designed for patients so that they can keep moving.
Movement is Life Caucus:
http://www.movementislifecaucus.com
Weight of the Nation Films:
https://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/
American Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org/
Local Corpus Christi Chapter for ADA Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/ADACorpus
Smoking Cessation Programs:
http://smokefree.gov/
Here is the way I have been explained you can quit cold turkey: step 1 get a thick rubber band, step 2 apply to wrist, step 3 snap rubber band with excessive force every time you get a craving, step 4 repeat steps 1-3 until your skin is so raw you need a skin graft!
Getting your financial house in order:
The Motley Fool
http://www.fool.com
Best money web site ever. Period.
