Hi Judy,

Welcome! I'm sorry you have RSD and all these problems.

When I was in PT they put ice on my RSD hand a then heat after each session. I didn't know until after I started feeling terrible pain in my hand with the ice that it was bad for RSD. apparently the pt did was not aware of this. I asked her to stop, but who know if that aggravated it more. Anyway, after doing some research, I found out too ice was bad for RSD.

I like in New Jersey so I don't know any pm drs in Chicago, but maybe some may show up on the internet. I check healthgrades also on drs now, because some are more qualified then others with RSD.

Good luck and please let me know if you ever need to talk. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Take care.