Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) In The Elderly: A Real Cause For Concern Or More 'Funny Medicine'?
Several years ago my office represented an elderly woman who suffered a broken arm related to a fall at an assisted living facility. The severity of the fracture required the application of a cast to align the bones. A round of physical therapy also ensued after removal of the cast. Despite the efforts of the doctors and physical therapists, pain originally thought to originate from the fracture continued on long after the bones had healed. As it turned out, our client was suffered from a relatively little known medical condition known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also referred to as...
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