When this was in a paper this morning that I can lnk from my local news paper. It was in the news section - I started reading and got excited - it was short lived...
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Some chronic pain conditions should be treated as emergencies
April 22, 2009
PAIN needs to be taken seriously and severe pain is a medical emergency. Although chronic pain isn't considered an emergent situation, there are pain issues that require immediate treatment.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy - also called complex regional pain syndrome - is a chronic, painful and progressive neurological condition that affects the skin, muscles, joints and bones. The symptoms usually develop in an injured limb such as a broken leg or arm or following surgery. However, many cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy involve only a minor injury such as a sprain, and in some cases no precipitating event can be identified.
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