Living with RSDS : Your Guide to Coping with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
by Moskowitz, Peter, M.D.; Lang, LindaEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-01
Publisher(s): NEW HARBINGER PUBNS INC
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Summary
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition of localized swelling and chronic burning pain that accompanies 5 percent of all injuries. With this book, explore this mysterious condition. Learn to manage pain, seek appropriate care, and regain control over your life.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| What's in a Name? | |
| Establishing a Common Taxonomy | |
| Why a Book on RSDS? | |
| A Brief History of RSDS | p. 5 |
| War: Fertile Ground for Research | |
| Renewed Interest in RSDS | |
| My Personal Story | |
| Gathering Information about Our Environment | |
| When RSDS Spreads | |
| The Patient Is Not the Disease | |
| What Is RSDS? | p. 17 |
| Many Questions, Few Answers | |
| A General Definition | |
| How RSDS Is Perceived by the Patient | |
| The Hallmark Symptom: Pain | |
| The Doctor's Point of View | |
| The Sympathetic Nervous System | |
| Formulating a Treatment Plan | |
| Are There Stages in RSDS? | |
| RSDS Is More Than Pain | |
| When Pain Does Not End | p. 29 |
| Pain Is Necessary for Life | |
| The Experience of Pain | |
| Chronic Pain | |
| What Happens is RSDS Intervenes? | |
| The Injury | |
| Healing | |
| The Body's Communication Network | |
| The Nervous System | |
| Internal Painkillers in the CNS and Beyond | |
| RSDS and the Brain | |
| Abnormal Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in RSDS | |
| Diagnosing RSDS | p. 49 |
| The Blind Man and the Elephant | |
| The Link Between Diagnosis and Treatment | |
| The Importance of Prompt Diagnosis | |
| Diagnostic Criteria | |
| The Diagnostic Examination | |
| Pain | |
| The IASP Diagnostic Criteria | |
| Comparing the Two Methods of Diagnosis | |
| Still a Ways to Go | |
| How Can You Be Sure of an Accurate Diagnosis? | |
| Objective Tests for Evaluating RSDS | |
| Treating RSDS | p. 69 |
| Goals and Expectations | |
| The Concept of Wellness | |
| Psychological and Behavioral Therapies | |
| Rehabilitation Therapies | |
| Pain Control | |
| Minimally Invasive Treatment | |
| Surgical Treatment | |
| Implantable Devices | |
| Major Surgery | |
| Living with RSDS | p. 93 |
| Your Are Not Your Disease | |
| Ways to Take Control | |
| See Yourself As a Problem Solver | |
| Learn to Make Choices | |
| Your Relationship with RSDS and Pain | |
| Preparing for a Hospital Stay | |
| Good Nutrition | |
| Helpful Assistive Devices | |
| Living with Advanced RSDS | |
| Dealing with Disabilities | |
| The Changes Are More Than Physical | |
| Take Care of Yourself First | |
| RSDS and Changing Family Dynamics | p. 123 |
| The Traditional Family | |
| Believing That RSDS Is Real | |
| Knowledge Helps | |
| Defining Your Roles in New Ways | |
| Renegotiate the Terms of the Roles You Play | |
| Confront Difficult Emotions Openly | |
| RSDS: A Breakdown in Communications | p. 143 |
| Improving Communication Skills | |
| Sexuality and Intimacy Issues | |
| Include Your Children | |
| Dealing with Financial Difficulties | |
| Reaching Outward | |
| Living in the Well World | p. 167 |
| Avoiding Isolation | |
| Whom to Tell and What to Say | |
| Emotional Issues | |
| When You Cannot Stand on Your Own Two Feet | |
| Work: Our Anchor in the Outside World | |
| Now for the Good Part | |
| When the Patient Is a Child | p. 191 |
| RSDS, Not Just an Adult's Disease | |
| Treatment | |
| The Outcome | |
| The Parents' Role | |
| RSDS Affects the Whole Family | |
| RSDS from the Patient's Point of View | |
| Ensuring a Bright Future | |
| Research and Your Future | p. 211 |
| Animal Models in Research | |
| A Burst of Communication | |
| New Ideas | |
| What Constitutes Success? | |
| Syndrome or Disease? | |
| RSDS Today | |
| Some Final Thoughts | |
| Helpful Tips from RSDS Patients | p. 225 |
| Glossary of Medical Terms | p. 227 |
| References | p. 231 |
| Resources | p. 235 |
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