81. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) Articles, Support Groups, And Resou reflex sympathetic dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) articles, support groups, and resources for patients from Med Help International (www.medhelp.org). http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Reflex_Sympathetic_Dystrophy_Syndrome.html

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83. Pain Concern - Q&A » Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Q A » reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Q. I have reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). I have found it very difficult to find any information about my condition. http://www.painconcern.org.uk/pages/page39.php

@import "../css/screen.css"; @import "../css/screen.css"; @import "../css/print.css"; Q. I have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). I have found it very difficult to find any information about my condition. I have heard that it is a rare rheumatic disease. I have also heard that it is a form of neuropathic pain. Can you please explain what these mean? Also I have had RSD for three years now, and I have noticed that the pain has become more widespread in this time. Will the pain continue to spread and will it get worse? A. Various forms of injection, surgery or drug treatment have been tried for this condition. These can be quite successful for some patients. Once nerve damage has been present for some time it is unlikely to ever recover and the best treatment one can expect is to reduce the symptoms. The condition is unlikely to spread significantly but as with all chronic pain states, there is sometimes a hypersensitivity of the adjacent nerves which lowers the pain threshold around the affected area and seems to cause spreading of the pain. Dr Murray Carmichael Consultant Anaesthetist Files to download from this page Page Created: 19-03-2004 Page Last Modified: 19-03-2004 Home About Us Pain Forum Pain News ... Contact Us Enter keywords: Large Text Normal Text Print this Page

84. SIU School Of Medicine Department Of Surgery -- Cardiothoracic Division reflex sympathetic dystrophy. What is RSD? RSD, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is a chronic pain disorder involving the sympathetic nervous system. http://www.siumed.edu/surgery/cardiothor/clinical/rsd.html

Home Department/ Site Information Divisions/ ... Links Cardiothoracic Division Links Cardiothoracic Home Page Faculty Staff Labs/Research ... Seminars/Meeting Schedules Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy What is RSD? What causes RSD? What conservative treatment options are available for RSD? What surgical treatments are available for RSD? ... What complications are possible following the surgery? What is RSD? RSD, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is a chronic pain disorder involving the sympathetic nervous system. An injury will activate the body's pain recognition. But a disturbance within the normal sympathetic nervous system occurs and an abnormal cycle of extreme pain begins. There are three stages of RSD. The first stage is prolonged pain more severe than the injury, described as burning. Initially, there is swelling, sensitivity to temperature and light touch. This stage can last one to three months and resolve without treatment. The second stage includes symptoms of continuous pain; the skin becomes cool and blue with increased stiffness of ligaments and joints. This stage may last an additional three months with a rare chance of improvement. Finally in Stage 3, the pain may extend beyond the initial injury site. The affected muscles will waste with contraction of tendons and a definite withering of the affected limb will occur. Severe chronic pain continues to be the major complaint. This stage is irreversible.

85. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Fact And Fiction - December 1997 - American Family Editorials. reflex sympathetic dystrophy Fact and Fiction. JOSÉ OCHOA, MD, PH.D., D.SC. By description, reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a neurologic complex. http://www.aafp.org/afp/971200ap/editoria.html

Advanced Search Articles Departments Patient Information Editorials Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Fact and Fiction Good Samaritan Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon As discussed in the article by Pittman and Belgrade, the term "reflex sympathetic dystrophy" has been used for most of this century to describe complaints of pain associated with subjective motor or sensory symptoms and erratic objective vascular changes in color and temperature of the symptomatic body part, often with enigmatic onset and chronic deterioration. Such complaints undoubtedly exist. Although the term is descriptive, it implies that the condition is a scientifically established medical entity, with known and discrete pathophysiology. However, this concept has recently been challenged. By description, reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a neurologic complex. The term has connotations of neurophysiology (reflex), of the autonomic system (sympathetic) and of tissue decay (dystrophy), and yet a noted neurologist remarked that the condition is "neither reflex nor sympathetic nor dystrophy." Until recently, a vast majority of physicians believed that reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a specific disease in which the pain and the "autonomic" dysfunction are determined by the sympathetic system. Criteria have relied on (1) the common presence of local vasomotor imbalance in the absence of primary vascular disease, and (2) the subjective relief of pain in response to sympathetic nerve blocks. Sporadic attempts have been made to explain the sensory phenomena that often accompany the pain and vasomotor disturbance but without success.

86. Bbc.co.uk Health - Ask The Doctor - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Ask the Doctor. Q reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Three years ago I had a terrible accident when my arm got caught in a garden waste shredder. http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_doctor/rsd.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index THURSDAY 3rd June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage Health Home Lifestyle Home ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Ask the Doctor Q: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Three years ago I had a terrible accident when my arm got caught in a garden waste shredder. Ever since I had severe problems with pain and odd sensitivity to my arm. After years of getting no good answers a new GP has diagnosed this as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and is sending me to see a specialist. What is this condition and how will they treat it? Alan Dr Trisha Macnair responds Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a problem with the nerves which can follow as many as 1 in 20 injuries, although in some cases there is no history of trauma at all. It can also follow surgery. The cause is unknown. However it must be emphasised that this is not a psychological problem - there are very real physiological changes in the affected tissues. RSD typically produces severe burning pain, swelling of the tissues, extreme sensitivity to touch, excessive sweating, difficulty starting movement, increased tone and reflexes, tremor, muscle spasms, weakness, fatigue, skin rashes and frequent infections. There are changes to the skin and underlying bone. The skin may fluctuate between being red, warm and shiny, and blue and cold. Bone changes include osteoporosis which is irreversible. These symptoms vary with time, with good days and bad days, but often become progressively worse, the pain being way out of proportion to the initial injury.

87. Medifocus: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Guidebook MediFocus Guides Help Answer Key Questions about reflex sympathetic dystrophy reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Trustworthy Information, http://www.medifocus.com/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy.php

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88. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Factors And Influences Involved In Symptom Migrati reflex sympathetic dystrophy Factors and Influences Involved in Symptom Migration. by. Treating the pain is treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy. http://www.dallas.net/~nitehawk/RSDstudy.html

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Factors and Influences Involved in Symptom Migration by Robert E. Fulwiler I. INTRODUCTION Statement of Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships that exist among certain variables as they relate to the spread of the symptoms of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. The variables include type of causal event, age at time of symptom onset, duration of time from symptom onset, mitigating or aggravating medical procedures, and any additional injury. Significance A common complaint of sufferers of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is that they have been told that "it's all in your head". A physician, unable to see an outward manifestation of injury, may be prone to ascribe the pain to the mind rather than to the body of his or her Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy patient. It is far easier for a doctor to diagnose and treat an obvious injury, such as a broken limb, than to make a difficult diagnosis based primarily upon the fact that the patient complains of pain. Treating the pain is treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. And sometimes treating the pain does more harm than good. This research paper is intended to contribute to the general body of knowledge concerning the timing, causation, and conditions involved in the spread of the symptoms of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Particular attention will be paid to the possibility that there is a pattern to the events and circumstances that lead to a bilateral symptom condition. II. LITERATURE REVIEW

89. DIPEx Community - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy All Forums / About neurological conditions / Your stories about other neurological conditions / reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Author, Topic Next Topic, madjack. http://www.dipex.org/community/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=88

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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome,Algodystrophy,Algoneurodystrophy,Causalgia Syndrome Major,Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy,RSDS,Sudeck's Atrophy,Complex Regional Pain Syndrome,Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome,Algodystrophy,Algoneurodystrophy,Causalgia Syndrome Major,Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy,RSDS,Sudeck's Atrophy,Complex Regional Pain Syndrome For Information on Workshops and Seminars for Special Needs Children click here The GAPS INDEX to Information on the Internet about Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Genetic Information and Patient Services, Inc. (GAPS) HOME DISORDERS GLOSSARY Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy also known as: RSDS Algodystrophy Algoneurodystrophy Causalgia Syndrome (Major) Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy Sudeck's Atrophy Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (as defined by the National Organization for Rare Disorders Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) is a rare disorder of the sympathetic nervous system that is characterized by chronic, severe pain. The sympathetic nervous system is that part of the autonomic nervous system that regulates involuntary, bodily functions such as increasing heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and increasing blood pressure. Excessive or abnormal responses of portions of the sympathetic nervous system are thought to be responsible for the pain associated with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome.

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92. RSD--Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Links RSDreflex sympathetic dystrophy Links. International reflex sympathetic dystrophy Foundation; reflex sympathetic dystrophy (Medical Information Network); http://home.inreach.com/marthac/reflex.html

RSDReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Links Hi All, I've had many requests for some kind of 'mark' so that those of you that frequent my links pages would know which links are New. So in an effort to try and make things easier for all us, 8~)) I'm now marking the new links with *NEW! We'll see if this makes it easier. Feedback is always welcome. After browsing around, would you please sign my guestbook before leaving and be sure to check back for updates. Martha aka StarGazer International Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Foundation Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Medical Information Network) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Coalition Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association Of America The Australian Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (R.S.D. Support Group; info, diagnosis and more) Back To Links Index [StarGazer's World Main Page] [What's New In StarGazer's World] [About StarGazer] ... [StarGazer's Awards Page] And REMEMBER, If you need any help, just HOLLER!!! Last updated on Wednesday, February 28, 2001

93. Aetna: Phentolamine (Regitine®) Test For Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Clinical Policy Bulletins. Number 0147 Subject Phentolamine (Regitine®) Test for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Important Note This http://www.aetna.com/cpb/data/CPBA0147.html

Home Clinical Policy Bulletins Medical Clinical Policy Bulletins Number: 0147 Important Note This Clinical Policy Bulletin expresses Aetna's determination of whether certain services or supplies are medically necessary. Aetna has reached these conclusions based upon a review of currently available clinical information (including clinical outcome studies in the peer-reviewed published medical literature, regulatory status of the technology, evidence-based guidelines of public health and health research agencies, evidence-based guidelines and positions of leading national health professional organizations, views of physicians practicing in relevant clinical areas, and other relevant factors). Aetna expressly reserves the right to revise these conclusions as clinical information changes, and welcomes further relevant information. Each benefit plan defines which services are covered, which are excluded, and which are subject to dollar caps or other limits. Members and their providers will need to consult the member's benefit plan to determine if there are any exclusions or other benefit limitations applicable to this service or supply. The conclusion that a particular service or supply is medically necessary does not constitute a representation or warranty that this service or supply is covered (i.e., will be paid for by Aetna) for a particular member. The member's benefit plan determines coverage. Some plans exclude coverage for services or supplies that Aetna considers medically necessary. If there is a discrepancy between this policy and a member's plan of benefits, the benefits plan will govern. In addition, coverage may be mandated by applicable legal requirements of a State, the Federal government or CMS for Medicare and Medicaid members. CMS's Coverage Issues Manual can be found on the following website:

94. Health Care Information Resources Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy reflex sympathetic dystrophy Links. For resource. reflex sympathetic dystrophy Canadian RSD Network dealing with the pain from RSD symptoms; http://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/rsd.html

The address of this page is: http://hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/rsd.html Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Links For more information, see: Repetition strain injuries , also in the Illness section of this resource. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Canadian RSD Network dealing with the pain from RSD symptoms Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - RSD Hope from the Maine RSDS Patient Advocacy Group Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Coalition medical, social, and therapeutic information Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of America practice guidelines Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Jim O'Donnell's RSD/CRPS Site created by a patient Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Yvette Ahmadpour's Page lists of links and of doctors Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - Promoting Awareness of RSD/CRPS in Canada help for those who suffer Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - RSD UK about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (commonly known as RSD) Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - International Research Foundation for RSD/CRPS see the clinical practice guideline Please read

95. Pain Relief Foundation: Chronic Pain - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy). This CRPS I was previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). The http://www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk/paininfo/pain_rsd.html

The Foundation Pain Meetings Pain Information The Charity ... Trigeminal neuralgia Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) This section about complex regional pain syndrome is not intended as a comprehensive source of medical information, but as a hub for links to other more detailed sources. If you find this section useful, please support our Foundation by clicking here Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition, which develops after an injury, and continues after the injury has healed. The underlying cause of the condition is unknown. CRPS I was previously called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). The condition is associated with an injury, such as a bone fracture, or surgery to an arm or leg. CRPS II, was previously called causalgia. This condition is associated with an injury, to a nerve. Symptoms of CRPS include pain, stiffness, skin sensitivity, sudden changes in colour, warmth, and sweating, changes in skin and hair growth, swelling and tremors.

96. Healthfinder® — Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association Of America - The reflex sympathetic dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) is a nonprofit professional and consumer organization founded in 1984 to support research into http://www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR2243.htm

health library just for you health care organizations search: help Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of America - RSDSA organization URL(s) jwbroatch@aol.com www.rsds.org/ other contact information P.O. Box 502 Milford, CT 06460 203-877-3790 (Voice) description The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) is a nonprofit professional and consumer organization founded in 1984 to support research into the cause, treatment, and cure of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, also known as Complex Reginal Pail Syndrome (CRPS), a multi-symptom syndrome usually affecting one or more of the extremities, although any part of the body may be affected. The only common symptom in all patients is pain. RSDSA has established the only national data bank on reflex sympathetic dystrophy for the coordination of research and treatment, to help organize support groups, promote awareness among health professionals, and develop educational forums and conventions. online resources In Pain, Out of Work and Can't Pay the Bills: A Resource Directory for People With Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

97. NATIONAL REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY AWARENESS, Congressman Randy Duke Cunningh Back to Congressional Record. NATIONAL reflex sympathetic dystrophy AWARENESS HON. RANDY `DUKE CUNNINGHAM (Extension of Remarks http://www.house.gov/cunningham/congressional_record/he_national_reflex_sympathe

Back to Congressional Record NATIONAL REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY AWARENESS HON. RANDY `DUKE' CUNNINGHAM (Extension of Remarks - October 01, 1999) Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the promise of medical research. With the advancements in medical research being announced every day, the possibilities for improving the length and quality of life for all Americans appear impressive and unprecedented. We can maintain hope, buoyed by good science, that improved treatments and cures can be found for cancer, diabetes, AIDS, arthritis, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries to name a few. However, to take full advantage of this possibility we must increase our funding for the National Institutes of Health and all federally funded medical research. I could marvel you with the achievements in medical research that I have seen in the last year through my role as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. However, I would instead like to focus on those individuals that experience pain in their daily lives. The National Arthritis Foundation tells me that nearly one in six Americans will suffer from some form of arthritis and according to the American Chronic Pain Association, pain is part of the daily lives of one in three Americans. I am blessed to know a wonderful lady in San Marcos, California, Alfie Burns. Alfie is President of the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of California, serves as an Appeals Board Member on the California Department of Rehabilitation, is involved in her community and still has time to raise a family.

98. REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY: Contact A Family - For Families With Disabled Chil printer friendly, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, reflex sympathetic dystrophy Complex Regional Pain syndrome. reflex sympathetic dystrophy http://www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/r17.html

printer friendly REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY home more about us in your area conditions information ... how you can help search this site Did you find this page helpful? yes no Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Complex Regional Pain syndrome Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is a painful and confusing condition that occurs after trivial injury often involving soft tissue around joints. The pain is extremely severe and far outweighs that normally produced by tissue damage. It is thought to be due to chemical changes in the nervous system, but the exact mechanism is not known. Treatment is aimed at maintaining function. The risk is that the pain which usually involves a limb means that the child will not use the limb and this can lead to wasting and permanent loss of function. Ordinary painkillers are often unhelpful and drugs which are often not thought of as painkillers are used to reduce the overactivity in the nervous system. Inheritance patterns As far as we can ascertain there is no inherited predisposition to this syndrome, although it may be associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome which is an inherited condition.

99. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy reflex sympathetic dystrophy Home Up . The term reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) refers to a particular type of chronic pain, usually in a limb. http://mediswww.meds.cwru.edu/dept/neurology/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm

100. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Lawsuit O reflex sympathetic dystrophy Syndrome / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Overview reflex sympathetic dystrophy Syndrome / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - Find http://www.injuryboard.com/view.cfm/Topic=1256

June 2, 2004 There were nearly 96,000 vacant nursing positions at nursing homes across the United States in 2002. Vioxx / Rofecoxib Tractor-Trailer Accidents Serzone / Nefazodone Hydrochloride Tort Reform ... Injuries Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome If you or a family member has been injured, contact a personal injury attorney today. Just fill out InjuryBoard.com's on-line questionnaire and have a personal injury lawyer review your potential personal injury claim - free of charge. Ask an Attorney Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, is a chronic condition characterized by severe burning pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, and extreme sensitivity to touch. The syndrome is a nerve disorder that occurs at the site of an injury (most often to the arms or legs). It occurs especially after injuries from high-velocity impacts such as those from bullets or shrapnel. However, it may occur without apparent injury. One visible sign of complex regional pain syndrome near the site of injury is warm, shiny red skin that later becomes cool and bluish. The pain that patients report is out of proportion to the severity of the injury and gets worse, rather than better, over time. Eventually the joints become stiff from disuse, and the skin, muscles, and bone atrophy. The symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome vary in severity and duration. The cause of CRPS is unknown.

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