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Complex regional pain syndrome or reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 3, 2023 | Replies (185)
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One way to control RSD is to undergo therapy, whereby you retrain the brain to understand that there is no cause for pain, by exposing yourself to the pain intentionally. After a short while your brain will realize there is in fact no injury or cause for pain and you can go about your normal life. However, every so often it will rear it's ugly head and you'll have to do the therapy. I am a cronic pain sufferer, however, at least I do not have to deal with this all the time anymore. Hope this helps.

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oldnana | @oldnana | Apr 6, 2016

What type of therapy did you have?

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jonjon812 | @jonjon812 | Mar 6, 2018

THEY say its the brain no way thats why theres a blanket term for our condition its COMPLEX means they have no clue why would otc or opioids help yes ur brain trys to cope hence we forget so dont remember what pain we go through i maintain on a those havent went up in meds 4 years but since this opioid epidemic bs insurance telling drs what we can have is a crime ive had it thay know if it helps n ya made it years why change because they dont want to pay an are scared to do there jobs im happy u found something i did now it a street fight to find for relief Drs orders

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sandratao | @sandratao | Mar 30, 2018

I need surgery on the thumb joint on the hand with rsd in it. Long ago diagnosed and treated early. I am hoping to find a doctor that can treat my thumb without placing a cast on it for six weeks. The doctors in my area have no knowledge re rsd, as per their own admission.
Hoping someone here can help me, but as I just signed on, it appears that to make contact with someone with the same experience will be extremely hard. Hope not. Thankfully, I don't have to take high doses of pain killers often and then I just stack up on over the counter drugs. Good luck.

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jalo | @jalo | Jan 11, 2023

Hi all, I have just been diagnosed with early CRPS in my right dominant hand and arm following a bad break and wrist surgery.
Yesterday was day 1 soecial physio, I will be using mirror box theraphy, desensitization and will start on a low dose antidepressant and tylenol 3 to help control pain.
I am hopeful that agressive therapy will tamd this monster.

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