The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) was founded in 1984 to promote public and professional awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).

Our website is designed to give patients, family members, and healthcare professionals the most up-to-date information on treatment, legislation, support groups, research, fundraising, and patient stories. RSDSA does not accept advertising for this website. Our website is funded by RSDSA membership revenue.

The website is not intended to provide advice on personal medical matters or to substitute for consultation with a physician.

Team RSDSA at the Achilles Walk for Hope & Possibility

Botox and Chronic Pain: A New Research Study

Feedback and Response Regarding ACOEM’s Practice Guidelines

Updated: CRPS Slide Kit (PDF)
By Karsten Bartels, MD, and Srinivasa N. Raja, MD

RSDSA Launches Major Study on the Natural History and Long-Term Health Effects of CRPS

The Other Brain
The Leonard Lopate Show
Neuroscientist Douglas Field, explains how glia, which make up approximately 85% of the cells in the brain, work.

Resources for Veterans with CRPS

Author: Bacchini M, Valenti E, Soncini G
Title: Post-traumatic reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the ankle and foot: a study of 32 cases
Source: Chir Organi Mov. 1999;84(2):189-96.

Author: Feliu MH, Edwards CL
Title: Psychologic Factors in the Development of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: History, Myth, and Evidence
Source: Clin J Pain. 2010;26:258-263.

Author: Hameed H, Hameed M, Christo PJ
Title: The Effect of Morphine on Glial Cells as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pharmacological Development of Analgesic Drugs
Source: Curr Pain Headache Rep. E-pub 25 Feb 2010.

Author: Huge V, Lauchart M, Magerl W, et al
Title: Effects of low-dose intranasal (S)-ketamine in patients with neuropathic pain
Source: Eur J Pain. 2009; In press.

Author: Maihofner C, Seifert F, Markovic K
Title: Complex regional pain syndromes: new pathophysiological concepts and therapies
Source: Eur J Neurol. E-pub 18 Feb 2010.

Author: Smith HS
Title: The Role of Genomic Oxidative-Reductive Balance as Predictor of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Development: A Novel Theory
Source: Pain Physician. 2010;13:79-90.

Author: Tuter NV, Danilov AB, Polyakova LV
Title: [The treatment of a complex regional pain syndrome]
Source: Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 1997;97(11):33-35. Russian.

Author: Wuppenhorst N, Maier C, Frettloh J, Pennekamp W, Nicolas V
Title: Sensitivity and Specificity of 3-phase Bone Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Upper Extremity
Source: Clin J Pain. 2010;26:182-189.

Author: Yildiz S, Uzun G, Kiralp MZ
Title: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Pain Management
Source: Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2006;10:95-100.