{"id":136,"date":"2023-05-25T14:20:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.painmanagementassociates.com\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2023-06-02T19:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T19:03:38","slug":"complex-regional-pain-syndrome-rsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/?page_id=136","title":{"rendered":"Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>What is&nbsp;Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by severe and relentless pain. It is two to three times more frequent in females than in males. RSD is a malfunction of part of the nervous system. Nerves misfire and send a constant pain signal to the brain. Therefore, a person with RSD may have a minor injury, like a sprain,&nbsp;but still experience intense pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Symptoms&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">Early and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment are key to recovery. Symptoms include persistent moderate to severe pain, swelling, abnormal skin color changes, change in skin temperature, sweating, and limited range of movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"223\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.painmanagementfw.com\/images\/gallery\/t__rsd_cycle.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of the cycle of CRPS\/RSD.\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">There are three stages to RSD. The\u00a0<em>acute<\/em>\u00a0stage occurs over the first three months. A few symptoms are burning pain, increased hair and nail growth in the affected region, joint pain, and color and temperature changes.\u00a0The\u00a0<em>dystrophic<\/em>\u00a0stage occurs three to six months after the development of the disorder. The symptoms of this stage are constant pain, affected limb feels cold and looks bluish, and early bone loss.\u00a0During the final stage,\u00a0called\u00a0<em>atrophic<\/em>, the skin becomes cool and\u00a0shiny, increased muscle stiffness and\u00a0weakness occur, and symptoms may spread to another limb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Pain Management Offers Relief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\">The goal of the treatment of RSD is pain control and as much mobilization of the affected limb as possible. Treatment plans usually include\u00a0physical therapy, medications, nerve blocks, and\u00a0psychological support. Pain Management Associates is uniquely qualified to care for this pain disorder. Aggressive treatment is indicated because the\u00a0long-term consequences can be severely debilitating. Have your personal doctor\u00a0contact Pain Management, Fort Wayne&#8217;s premiere pain management facility,\u00a0if you are suffering from RSD.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is&nbsp;Complex Regional Pain Syndrome? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":90,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions\/318"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/painmanagementfw.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}