Question 1

what could cause rsd type symptoms?

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Many things: Rsd, now called complex regional pain syndrome (crps), can be caused by minor trauma (one of my patients was opening a box when he developed crps in his hand), fracture, other major trauma, brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, surgery, nerve compression and inadvertent needle placement injuring a nerve. It can be treated conservatively. See your doctor for referral to a good pain specialist.

Question 2

can the symptoms of lymphangitis and rsd cross over?

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Lymphngitis rsd: Not so much cross -over. Both can present with similar symptoms.

Question 3

could a doctor confuse the symptoms of lymphangitis and rsd?

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Almost impossible: That would seem to be virtually impossible as the symptoms of each are totally different.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

what is rsd?

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A complex condition: A chronic pain condition that is believed to be the result of dysfunction in the central or peripheral nervous systems and abnormal excitation of nervous tissue, leading to abnormal impulses along nerves that affect blood vessels and skin. This can be acquired after minor trauma or surgery. It can be treated my a pain specialist, the sooner the better.

Question 7

what is reccomended for rsd?

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Therapy: For rsd or crps it is important to go through desensitization  therapy where the therapists uses various touch modalities to teach your sensory system to feel normal again.  Sympathetic blocks help better earlier in the disease process.  Medications like membrane stabilizers (gabapentin) and some antidepressants may help.  Spinal cord stimulation may help as a last resort.  I hope you get better.

Question 8

do you get rsd from an injury?

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Yes: Rsd can occur after a previous traumatic injury in predisposed people.  For example, the patient may have sustained a previous fracture or sprain that seems as though it never heals.  On closer examination, the pain from the initial injury has improved but another has taken its place-namely rsd.

Question 9

any new solutions to controlling rsd?

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Several possiblities: Rsd is a complex disorder which is really poorly understood. As a pain doctor, i've seen quite a few rsd patients. Some respond to meds, some to osteopathic manipulation. Quite a few respond to topical or ingested medical marijuana. If legal in your state, it could prove quite helpful to try. Consult an osteopathic doc for a hands-on diagnosis to see if manipulation could be part of your treatment.

Question 10

what is rsd and how do you develope it?

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Pain: Typically rsd or as it is known, chronic regional pain syndrome. Will start in an extremity following painful trauma or other stimulus. If the pain initaially is not treated properly and sometimes even if treated appropriately it is nerves in that extremity  changing and developing local nerve pain that can be hard to control but is better if treated aggressively and early to prevent progression.

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