Hi Sunshine Girl,
I got my RSD after surgery. The next day or two after the surgery, had swelling then my shoulder froze up. Took lots of physical therapy, massage therapy to get range of motion back. Then it spread from there to other shoulder etc. Now full body. The best things for me has been physical therapy, desensitization therapy, massage thrapy, and swimming. I live in Arizona with a pool, but even if I didn't, I would join a health club that has a pool and keeps it at least 86 degrees. Swimming has kept me out of a wheel chair. My toes started to curl up and Doc had me do exercises everyday and in about 4 months my toes were touching the ground again. I also use different water tools in the pool to build strength in my arms and legs. A lot of health centers have water aerobics classes. They have high and lower impact classes. Take care, soft hugs, loretta