Posted: | August 10, 2015 12:02 PM |
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From: | Senator John P. Sabatina, Jr. |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Resolution - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD) |
In the near future, I will introduce a resolution proclaiming November to be Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome month in Pennsylvania. RSD is an older term used to describe one form of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Both RSD and CRPS are chronic conditions characterized by severe burning pain, most often affecting one of the extremities (arms, legs, hands, or feet). It is a rare condition with roughly 20,000 to 200,000 cases reported in the US per year The key symptom is, chronic, intense pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the injury (if an injury occurred) and which gets worse over time rather than better. It most often affects the arms, legs, hands or feet and is accompanied by:
Please join me in co-sponsoring this resolution to raise awareness of this illness. |
Introduced as SR235