Question 1

can missing several stairs going down the stairs and landing with all of your weight on one foot multiple times cause reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

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Injury - a cause: Injury is the first listed cause (not necessarily in order of prevelance).So, yes, if you do the type of injury that can result in this - it might indeed. Here's a site w/ lots of info. Read and visit your provider to pursue appropriate action. Best!

Question 2

what causes reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

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Rsd: Usually some injury - trivial or not - that results in sensitization of peripheral nerve fibers that then results in painful state. If left untreated changes take place in the spinal cord and brain as well.

Question 3

will reflex sympathetic dystrophy cause fatigue?

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Possibly: This may not be a direct result of the complex regional pain syndrome but a result of the pain and reduction in overall function and quality of life caused by the condition.

Question 4

can reflex sympathetic dystrophy cause you fatigue?

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Yes: Any chronically painful condition can be fatiguing as the suffer must deal with the stress of pain on top of the stress of life.

Question 5

can  reflex sympathetic dystrophy cause the small saphenous vein to stick out of the leg w/  below knee swelling?

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It can: it can cause basically any dystrophic change in the lower extremity although what you describe is not specifically pathognomonic for CRPS. Has someone diagnosed you with that?

Question 6

what is reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

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Now CRPS: Complex regional pain syndrome, formerly rsd, is a pain syndrome, usually occurring in an arm or leg after an injury, but lasting much longer than would be normal for that type of injury. It typically has a component of redness or swelling and is described as burning or aching. There is also no obvious damage to a specific nerve that doctors can find. The cause is not clearly understood.

Question 7

reflex sympathetic dystrophy symptoms?

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A nerve disorder: Rsd is a progressive disease characterized by pain, swelling, color and temperature changes in an extremity (usually arm or leg).  It is caused by impaired functioning of the autonomic nervous system.  Patients can loose function of the affected extremity and it can spread to the unaffected side.  Symptoms often manifest after a previous traumatic injury to the area.  Treatment is multi-modal.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

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RSD: Rsd is an old term for a condition now called complex regional pain syndrome . This begins with some type of injury, often a minor one. There is a great deal of pain as well as swelling in the involved limb, sensitivity to even light touch and abnormalities in sweating of the affected extremity. The condition is poorly understood. The mainstay of treatment is aggressive physical therapy.

Question 9

what are usual tests for reflex sympathetic dystrophy?

Accepted Answer

See below: There are no specific tests for causalgia which is an old term for what is not referred to as complex regional pain syndrome. In causalgia, called crps type one there is usually some associated nerve injury so we may do a test called an emg/ncs. Often we do a test called a 3 phase bone scan but this test is not definitivein all cases.Mostly we rely on our physical examination to make the diagnosis.

Question 10

why is reflex sympathetic dystrophy more common in women?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: Rsd is 3x more likely to occur in women than men.  The reasons are unclear.  It is thought that there is a genetic predisposition to the disease so this may play a role.

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