PRINTER'S NO. 2232
No. 232 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, CALTAGIRONE, CIVERA, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FEESE, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MASLAND, McGILL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICOZZIE, S. MILLER, ORIE, PESCI, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PLATTS, RAMOS, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEYFERT, B. SMITH, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, TRUE, WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring the week of October 3 through 9, 1999, as "Reflex 2 Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Week" in 3 Pennsylvania. 4 WHEREAS, All Pennsylvanians should be made aware that a 5 multitude of seemingly unrelated disorders constitute the 6 serious condition known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome 7 (RSDS); and 8 WHEREAS, There are an estimated eight million people 9 throughout the United States who suffer from RSDS, a painful 10 disorder caused by an overactive sympathetic nervous system 11 following a trauma, injury, infection or surgery; and 12 WHEREAS, In 70% of patients RSDS spreads through the same, 13 opposite or both extremities and can spread throughout the body;
1 and 2 WHEREAS, Any part of the body, internally or externally, may 3 be affected, causing constant and excruciating pain; and 4 WHEREAS, Despite the efforts of many health care 5 professionals, researchers and doctors, RSDS remains extremely 6 difficult to diagnose and treat; and 7 WHEREAS, If the disease is undetected and untreated in the 8 early stages, the cure rate for patients drops significantly to 9 less than 5%, and RSDS may become a lifelong debilitating 10 condition; therefore be it 11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week 12 of October 3 through 9, 1999, as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 13 Syndrome Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further 14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the citizens 15 of this Commonwealth to learn about the causes, symptoms, 16 diagnoses and treatments for reflex sympathetic dystrophy 17 syndrome; and be it further 18 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be provided to the 19 Philadelphia Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group, the 20 Northwestern Pennsylvania Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome 21 Association and the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome 22 Association of America. L4L82DMS/19990H0232R2232 - 2 -