I know how she feels!!

I don't think anyone who does not have RSD can understand what the pain is really like. No matter what you do, it does not go away. You tend to hold yourself tight to protect yourself from more pain.

My massage therapist says my muscles are the tightest she has seen in 15 years of practice. I am now taking baclofen, which is a muscle relaxer, and it has helped. But, I am still very tight.

My I recommend a book to you? It was recommended to me by FMichael here on this board. It really helped me when I was diagnosed, with dealing with the pain.

Break Through Pain by Shinzen Young. (maybe it's Breakthrough - one word, not sure and I am at work, so cannot check my book to see) It is not expensive, and has a CD with it for meditation practice... but honestly.... I think reading the book was the turn around for me. Showed me how to have the pain without the fear.

Jules