Hey Vanessa,

I don't think reflexes matter in terms of diagnosing a movement disorder. I could be wrong though! Movement disorders in RSD are commonly things like difficulty initiating movement, shaking and dystonia. I've experienced all three to varying degrees. I've had lots of problems with dystonia in my leg especially.

I've also had the muscles "jumping" thing that you described. For me, though, the movement disorder part of this stupid disease manifests itself as really tight muscles, which I just can't relax no matter how hard I try. And I also have the difficulty initiating movement thing. It kind of feels like my joints are sticky or something, and it takes a minute to be able to move.

"Back in the day," meaning when I was in high school and my RSD was way worse than it is now, I really couldn't move my leg below the knee---ankle and toes were all pulled in funny positions from the dystonia. Right now, I don't have much ability to move my toes (I can wiggle them a little bit) and my ankle is kind of tight.

That's my movement disorders experience. Hope it helped a bit!

Love,
Bets