i had my first rsd dx when i was 13 (r lower leg) now it has spread from my lower body to my upper body. i had a similiar flare of dystonia into my hand following a surgery. a couple of things helped that you might want to ask about. 1) a stellet block...it is in your neck. 2) botox injections into the muscles of the problem area...it is not a very comfortable procedure but it relaxed my muscles and i was able to function...the process needed to be repeated every 6 weeks. 3) a cervicle spinal cord stimulator. i would say that the order in which those suggestions were made is probably the order to progress if it doesnt resolve. however i would suggest trying an iv prior to any inections to make sure it doesnt flare throughout the body. a non invasive procedure that helped me was to go into a hyperbaric chamber...it took a few times to notice any change but on a positive it doesnt hurt to give it a try.
lauren