Special Report: Managing RSD
Try these RSD resources
The following resources may help you improve the quality of life and functional capacity of your clients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD). However, RSD remains a complex and controversial diagnosis some clinicians refer to as the "diagnosis of last resort." Case managers will have to help patients sort through the information in these resources and find the treatment options most applicable to their own situation.
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• Kirkpatrick A, Derasari M. Transdermal clonidine: Treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Regional Anesthesia 1993; 18:140-141.
• Kirsch DL, Smith RB. The use of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the management of chronic pain: A review. NeuroRehabilitation 2000; 14:85-94.
• Law J, Kirkpatrick A. Update: Spinal cord stimulation. Am J Pain Manag 1992; 2:34-42.
• Olcott C, Lorne G, et al. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy — the surgeon’s role in management. J Vasc Surg 1991; 14:488-495.
• Quin H, Abram S. Neural blockade for diagnosis and prognosis. Anesthesiology 1997; 86:216-241.
• Raja S. Nerve blocks in the evaluation of chronic pain: A plea for caution in their use and interpretation. Anesthesiology 1997; 86:4-6.
• Schwartzman RJ. New treatments for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:684-686.
• Stanton-Hicks M, Baron R, et al. Consensus report: complex regional pain syndromes: Guidelines for therapy. Clin J Pain 1998; 14:155-156.
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