I have both cold and hot RSD so I have trouble standing the summers and the winters. This summer has been good in that it hasn't been a hot one so that has helped me. If it had been hot, I would have been miserable. The winters are just as bad for me.

As far as massage, my Physical Therapist did massage on me, and like Allen, I hurt for a few days but then I saw such a difference. I have a husband and wife team that worked on me for a long time. I absolutely love them for what they did for me. It is different for everyone though and it does depend on the PTist. Some are jokes just like some Drs.

Ada