Originally Posted by Penguin

Hi Pete! it's nice to know that there are ppl out there who want to know more about what we are going through. I am extremely new to RSDS, so my pain and symptoms are not as severe as others here. Mine is affecting my entire left leg. I am one of the cold people, never..ever, touch my leg with something cold, b/c it just feels like....i don't know. Even when I get the burning pain, it feels like my leg is cold, u know, that "burning cold" pain. I just got done with PT today, she had to message the back of my leg b/c it started "cold burning" and cramping up so bad I was almost in tears. Yeah, it really hurt at first, but she started off really soft, then as I went to my "happy place" and didn't think about it (well, did my best not to) it eventually started feeling better. Then after that was done we did a few more excersices then she put a heat pack around my knee, which really felt good. The best thing I can tell you is to ask any of your patients w/ RSDS if they would prefer cold or warm massages, and then only do it softly, just listen to your patient, they'll let you know
Thanks again for caring and wanting to know more.