RSD-CRPS Articles

In this section of our website you will find some very helpful and informative medical articles regarding Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). These articles have been written by a number of authors from around the world. I hope that this information proves to be helpful to you in your search for additional information regarding RSD (CRPS). If you have any questions regarding RSD (CRPS), or about any information posted on this website, please feel free to contact me by e-mail at: utopia33@prodigy.net or call me at: 774-501-2808 during our office hours Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. Below is a list of the articles that you will find under the subject of RSD-CRPS Articles. To view these articles please click on the links under the subject of RSD-CRPS Articles.

New Article (as of 10-20-2017) Hereditary Aspects of  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D. (Retired) and Eric M. Phillips www.rsdinfo.com and www.rsdrx.com

New Article (as of 7-28-2017) INSURANCE ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) Eric M. Phillips International RSD Foundation www.rsdinfo.com

New Article (as of 7-7-2017) Epidural Nerve Blocks in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D. (Retired) and Eric M. Phillips www.rsdrx.com and www.rsdinfo.com

New Article (as of 6-8-2017) Medication in the Management of  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D. (Retired) and Eric M. Phillips www.rsdinfo.com and www.rsdrx.com

New Article (as of 1-29-2017) Methadone Related Deaths (MRD) Among                                                                         Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Patients Eric M. Phillips and H. Hooshmand, M.D. (Retired) www.rsdinfo.com and www.rsdrx.com

New Article (as of 2-16-2016) Various Complications of CRPS H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

SCINTIGRAPHIC TRIPHASIC BONE SCAN AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips    Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

CLINICAL CONTRIBUTION TO COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS I) Dr. H.A. Badala, Ex Prof. Adjunto of Medicine: Cardiology University of Medicine (Montevideo, R. O. Del Uruguay)

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS)-REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RSD)DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center  Vero Beach, Florida

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips    Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Sympathectomy H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center  Vero Beach, Florida

CRYOTHERAPY CAN CAUSE PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE: A CASE REPORT                                                                                                      Hooshang Hooshmand, MD, Masood Hashmi, MD, and Eric M. Phillips

THE INFUSION PUMP: CLINICAL OBSERVATION H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

MOVEMENT DISORDER IN PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

NERVE BLOCKS FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN Hooshang Hooshmand, Masood Hashmi, Eric M. Phillips (SPON. H. Hooshmand) Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida 32960 USA Abstract Number: 638-P272

Positive Reminders and Advice (New as of 5-25-2016)                                                                You will find this new resource under the new section of our website called Practical Resources. This is a compilation of positive reminders and advice from fellow international Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) fighters.

Psychological Aspects of  Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)-                                                Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) H. Hooshmand, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Diagnosis and Treatment H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF ADDICTION H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

So Your Student has CRPS... Now What? (New as of 6-21-2016)                                                You will find this resource guide under the new section of our website called Practical Resources. Created By: Erin Kergan for the International RSD Foundation

SPREAD OF COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) H. Hooshmand, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips  Neurological Associates Pain Management Center  Vero Beach, Florida

SPINE AND THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

A comprehensive list of the Stages of CRPS that was published in the article: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome: Diagnosis and Therapy - A Review of 824 Patients H. Hooshmand, M.D. and M. Hashmi, M.D. Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida (Pain Digest- 1999; 9:1-24)

SYMPATHETIC MODULATION H. Hooshmand, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida

THE ROLE OF INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING (THERMOGRAPHY)IN ELECTRICAL INJURIES (EI) Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D., Masood Hashmi, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center  1255 37th Street, Suite B  Vero Beach, Florida, USA.

THE ROLE OF INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING (ITI) IN MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN      Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D., Masood Hashmi, M.D., and Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center   1255 37th Street, Suite B  Vero Beach, Florida, USA.

Infrared Thermal Imaging As A Tool In Pain Management – An 11 Year Study, Part I of II    Hooshang Hooshmand, Masood Hashmi, Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida, USA.

Infrared Thermal Imaging As A Tool In Pain Management – An 11 Year Study, Part II: Clinical Applications Hooshang Hooshmand, Masood Hashmi, Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Various Complications of CRPS (New as of 2-16-2016) Hooshang Hooshmand, Masood Hashmi, Eric M. Phillips Neurological Associates Pain Management Center Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Case Report VENIPUNCTURE CRPS II Hooshang Hooshmand, M.D., Masood Hashmi, M.D. and Eric M. Phillips

RSD Article #1 Mutilating Procedures (Mutilation of an RSD Patient) E-mail Letter from an RSD Patient, Dated May 26, 1993 / With Cover Letter Titled: Mutilating Procedures (Mutilation of an RSD Patient) By: Eric M. Phillips

RSD Article #2 THE ASSOCIATION OF PERIPHERAL NERVE COMPRESSION AND                             REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY J. J. MONSIVAIS, J. BAKER and D. MONSIVAIS From the Hand and Microsurgery Center of El Paso, and the Orthopaedic and Hand Center, El Paso, Texas, USA

RSD Article #3 The Classic Gunshot Wounds and Other Injuries of Nerves S. WElR MlTCHELL, M.D., GEORGE R. MOREHOUSE, M.D., AND WILLIAM W. KEEN, M.D.

RSD Article #4 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Associated With Low Lumbar Disc Herniation PHILIP M. BERNINI, MD,* and FREDERICK A. SIMEONE, MD

RSD Article #5 Brief Report Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Since Livingston Bernard E. Edwards, M.D

RSD Article #6 RSDS Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome By: Ellen G. Wattay, Ph.D., PT

RSD Article #7 CASE REPORT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME COMPLICATED BY REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME BY M.-A. FITZCHARLES AND J.M. ESDAILE Rheumatic Disease Unit, McGill University, Unit, Montreal, Quebec. Canada

RSD Article #8 Case Report Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Complicating the Management of TMJ Symptoms. A Case Report   M. Jeffrey Morton, D.M.D., Mark L. Pitel, D.M.D.

RSD Article #9 Clinical Report Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Associated With Multiple Lumbar Laminectomies  Dennis W. Dobritt and Craig T. Hartrick Providence Hospital, Southfield Michigan, U.S.A.

RSD Article #10 chapter  3 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY: prospective study of 829 patients. Peter H.J.M.Veldman, M.D., Han M.Reynen, M.D., Ph.D., Ivo E.Arntz, M.D.,                                          R. Jan A.Goris, M.D.,Ph.D. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nimegen, The Netherlands Lancet 1993; 342:1012-6

RSD Article #11 chapter  4 ARE THERE THREE STAGES IN REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY?  Peter H.J.M. Veldman M.D., R. Jan A. Goris M.D., Ph.D. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands

RSD Article #12 chapter 7 REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY CAUSED BY NERVE INJURY? Electromyography in 75 patients     Peter H.J.M. Veldman, M.D. *, Dick M. Vingerhoets, M.D. **, R. Jan A. Goris M.D., Ph.D. * * Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands * * Department of Clinical Neurophysiology University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands

RSD Article #13 chapter 9 MULTIPLE REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY Which patients are at risk for developing a recurrence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the same or another limb? Peter H.J.M. Veldman M.D., R. Jan A.Goris M.D., Ph.D. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands

RSD Article #14 chapter  12 SURGERY ON EXTREMITIES WITH REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY    Peter H.J.M. Veldman M.D., R. Jan A. Goris M.D., Ph.D. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands