The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) was founded in 1984 to promote public and professional awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).

Our website is designed to give patients, family members, and healthcare professionals the most up-to-date information on treatment, legislation, support groups, research, fundraising, and patient stories. RSDSA does not accept advertising for this website. Our website is funded by RSDSA membership revenue.

The website is not intended to provide advice on personal medical matters or to substitute for consultation with a physician.

Botox and Chronic Pain: A New Research Study

Updated: CRPS Slide Kit (PDF)
By Karsten Bartels, MD, and Srinivasa N. Raja, MD

NORD: Share Your Story for Rare Disease Day!

RSDSA Launches Major Study on the Natural History and Long-Term Health Effects of CRPS

The Other Brain
The Leonard Lopate Show
Neuroscientist Douglas Field, explains how glia, which make up approximately 85% of the cells in the brain, work.

Resources for Veterans with CRPS

Author: Goebel A, Baranowski A, Maurer K, Ghial A, McCabe C, Ambler G
Title: Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment of the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial
Source: Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:152-158.

Author: Hossain M, Andrew JG
Title: Complex regional pain syndrome after hip replacement in a diabetic patient
Source: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. E-pub 10 Jan 2010.

Author: Sakamoto E, Shiiba S, Noma N, et al
Title: Case Report: A Possible Case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Orofacial Region
Source: Pain Med. 2010;11:274-280.

Author: Stoler JM, Oaklander ALO
Title: Patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome and CRPS: A possible association?
Source: Pain. 2006;123:204-209.

Author: Veldman PHJM, Reynen HM, Arntz IE, Goris RJA
Title: Signs and symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy: prospective study of 829 patients
Source: Lancet. 1993;342:1012-1016.