http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1020192036.html
Q: " I have a young woman friend who has been going to doctors for three years with the complaint of a severe limp. She has been told that she has Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and that she’ll have to learn to live with this condition. Could you please explain this condition and what can be done about it?
A: " Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a pain syndrome following an injury in which one’s nerves have been damaged or traumatized in the context of a sometimes more significant injury. The mechanism by which the injury causes pain is unclear. In the spectrum of kinds of pain, the pain that results from RSD is chronic, often burning, and constant. Even minimal contact with one’s skin often sets off an intense wave of pain disproportionate to the degree of contact. It does not respond to the usual kinds of medications used to treat pain. Individuals with RSD often have a great deal of difficulty being properly diagnosed and are sometimes wrongly labeled as malingerers or accused of drug-seeking behavior.
" Treatment is usually on an outpatient basis and varies but can include:"
PLEASE GO TO THE ABOVE WEBSITE TO FINISH READING THIS ARTICLE....