"Dedicated To Helping RSD/CRPS Patients Worldwide"
Our Mission
We hope to assist patients, as well as family, and friends of those who suffer from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) or more recently known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). This organization was formed in July 1990; and since then, has sent information regarding RSD/CRPS to hundreds of thousands patients and professionals worldwide. The free information we offer will help educate and inform you, your family, friends as well as your physician regarding the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and the latest methods of treatment for RSD/CRPS.
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
Doctor Hooshmand and I have co-authored the following article: Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Diagnosis and Treatment.
Below is an abstract from the article Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Diagnosis and Treatment.
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Abstract. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a form of neuropathic pain which closely mimics carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The incidence and the recognition of RSI are on the rise. Due to lack of training regarding RSI, and lack of familiarity with the syndrome, the clinicians usually do not include the RSI in their list of differential diagnosis. Careful history taking, neurological evaluation, along with such tests as quantitative sensory testing (QST) and infrared thermal imaging (ITI) is helpful to differentiate RSI from other causes of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Proper treatment with epidural and paravertebral nerve blocks, I.V. Mannitol for inflammation, and physical therapy spared these patients from unnecessary surgery.
