Diseases

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

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A painful disorder that usually follows a localized injury, that is marked by burning pain, swelling, and motor and sensory disturbances especially of an extremity, and that is often considered a type of complex regional pain syndrome in which peripheral nerve injury has not been identified.

SYMPTOMS

Pain areas: in the nerves, arms or legs, back, foot, or hands
Pain types: can be chronic
Muscular: rhythmic muscle contractions, loss of muscle, or muscle spasms
Sensory: pins and needles, sensitivity to pain, or uncomfortable tingling and burning

CAUSES

Type 1 complex regional pain syndrome (crps 1), formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (rsd), is a clinical syndrome of variable course and unknown cause characterized by pain, swelling, and vasomotor dysfunction of an extremity. This condition is often the result of trauma or surgery.