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Living with RSDS: Your Guide to Coping with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN: 9781572243552
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1572243554
Label: New Harbinger Publications
Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2003-05
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Studio: New Harbinger Publications
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If you or someone you love suffers from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) also known as complex regional pain syndrome, this new book offers in-depth medical information, techniques, and strategies to help you deal with the syndrome's painful symptoms and psychological effects.
No one knows what causes Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), or why it follows an estimated 5% of all injuries. It's an under-diagnosed and under-treated neurological syndrome characterized by swelling, skin discoloration, stiffness, and intense and chronic burning pain. RSDS affects as many as six million Americans—most often set off by a relatively minor physical trauma, but can also follow surgery or more serious injury. The diagnosis is often missed in the early stages of the disease, and when left untreated the syndrome leaves the sufferer bedridden and in incredible pain. Peter Moskovitz, M.D., and Linda Lang offer for the first time to the lay reader an in-depth explanation of RSDS, the most current and effective treatments, and numerous self-help strategies for dealing with the syndrome's painful symptoms and psychological affects. From their work as Board of Directors for the RSDSA—the leading patient advocate and research foundation in the United States for RSDS patients—Moskovitz and Lang are able to help readers make sense of this complex syndrome, get appropriate medical care, manage their pain, and regain control over their lives.
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Rating:  - RSD in real life
I am a kid who has rsd. Life with rsd is as close to hell as it gets. My doctor couldn't explain it, I couldn't explain it to my friends, I couldn't explain it to me: until I read this book. If you have rsd, kid or adult, I highly suggust READING THE BOOK! (It hurts a lot less than having a sympathedic block :)
Rating: - One of the first steps to understanding
I was injured on the job Jan. 2004 and since that time have been diagnosed and treated for RSDS. It has limited & possibly stopped my working life, however, being lost in a workman's compensation buracracy, I had to begin to learn myself how to talk to the doctor about RSDS. Not every patient reacts the same, not every patient is limited in what they can do - BUT - every patient will see their life change somewhat due to pain. This book was my beginning as far as reading material to help me ... Read More
Rating:  - Knowledge IS Power
Anyone who has CRPS (aka RSD or RSDS) MUST buy this book. There is so little accurate information available on the Internet, and what is available can sometimes be confusing or involve too many words that you need a PhD to comprehend. This book does a good job of explaining the basics of the nervous system and CRPS, and spends a lot of time discussing how to live with the disease. I will say that there isn't that much in depth information about treatment options, which is unfortunate. However, that's ... Read More
Rating: - A Review of LIVING WITH RSD by Lang & Moskovitz
For all those touched directly or indirectly by reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS), LIVING WITH RSDS by Linda Lang and Peter Moskovitz, M.D., is a must-read.
In a thorough but entirely clear and readable manner, this guidebook illuminates every aspect of RSDS. A chronic pain disorder, RSDS not only changes--often drastically--the lives of sufferers but also affects the people who care about them.
For the patient, LIVING WITH RSDS is a valuable tool, a combination of medical ... Read More
Rating: - This is an Excellent Book for people afflicted With RSDS.
It goes chapter by chapter explaining this horrible disease to
family members and the medical community.This is an illness
that not only affects the patient, but their marriage, relationships, children, and their caretaker.No matter what
your situation, it affects your whole life.
It gives examples of personal stories of people's lives that
have changed forever.Although all stories and lives differ,
all complain of pain in the upper or lower limbs.
The Hallmark symtom ... Read More
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