Hi Dubious, I think that is some very good information, getting to a good Dr. backward, so to speak. I knew I had a wrong diagnosis in Arizona, so flew to Eugene, Oregon where there was a good sports injury group. I had been to the knee Dr. when we lived there. Eugene is a huge center for track and field, University town. So I made an appointment with the hand doc, and within 1 minute of him walking into my room, he said RSD. Sent me to nuclear med test at hospital, and ordered a tens unit for my hand and got me into pt next day-they were good and experienced with rsd. When I came back to Phoenix, I found a good neuro and he referred me to good hand doc who also had a pt. He knew right away too, I had RSD. The pt people were very good with rsd and not overly tough.
When my current Dr retires, I will see the founder of Arizona Pain Mang.
We had the RSDSA meeting this year at his hospital. Some that I talked to at the meeting used him for pain mang.
My current Dr. is a neuro, psych. & pharmacologist. But I also have an internist, as I'm unstable in my blood pressure. I also have a holistic Dr. that has treated RSD before, infact the internist has also.
Portland has a lot of great Drs. We traveled there for an operation in our family. I think that really is a good way to find a good pain doc. take care, loretta