Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), is a chronic progressive neurological condition that affects skin, muscles, joints, and bones. While RSD usually develops in an injured limb, such as a broken leg, many cases involve a less severe injury, such as a sprain. In other cases, no event or injury precedes the onset of RSD.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is characterized by various degrees of burning pain, swelling, excessive perspiration and oversensitive skin. These symptoms can disappear for months, even years, at a time, only to reappear after another injury.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy may or may not damage nerves around the affected area. It is most common in women and patients between the ages of 40 and 60. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) reports 2-5% of nerve injury patients and 12-21% of patients suffering from hemiplegia, or paralysis on one side of the body, develop reflex sympathetic dystrophy as a complication.
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