Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”), formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (“RSD”), is a chronic, painful, and disabling progressive disorder of the sympathetic nervous system. It affects one or more extremities, and most often occurs following trauma, such as a fracture or nerve damage to the affected extremity.[1] CRPS is characterized by excruciating pain that …
NORTH CAROLINA RSD ATTORNEY Do you have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD),also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)? After the body suffers an injury or trauma, this neurological condition can develop and drastically change one’s life, by limiting one’s ability to use the affected limb and limiting one’s ability to perform basic tasks. The ability to …
NC COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME LAWYER Medical literature defines Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, as a progressive pain syndrome, characterized by severe pain that can be burning, electrical like or shooting. Pain is centered around the site of injury. Other symptoms patients with CRPS/RSD experience can include muscle spasms or atrophy, stiff joints, …