|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 855
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfLarsen
Found this surfing the web- its a Concise Review for Clinicians about RSD.
Its for doctors but its not that hard for a layman to understand. Talks about diagnosis, treatments, medication, etc.
Folks who have had RSD for a while may already know most of this info but it may be useful especially for newbies. It doesn't seem to mention some of the more advanced treatments like hyperbaric oxygen treatment, ketamine infusion and ketamine coma, so it may be either a bit conservative or simply out of date (from 2002). Still thought I'd toss it out, the URL is:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com...2/174.full.pdf |
I thought it was a very good article. BUT, the authors seem to indicate that many patients have many problems which do not at all seem to resolve or even get diagnosed as early as they should that lead to poorer outcomes. There were many, many treatment protocol, none of which (not surprisingly) led to a consistent positive outcome. Thier findings are in agreement with the literature of many authors yet, they make the unreferenced statement, twice, that only a small percentage of RSD sufferers are refractory with chronic symptoms that require ongoing care. In other words, almost everyone is cured. Amazing!!! I wish I fell into that catagory!
That is in direct contradiction to Schwartsman's (sp) article from a few months ago that refractory chronic symptoms are the best you can hope for in the long term.
Reminds me of Charlton Heston's statement from a few years ago that "no one gets off the earth alive." 
Last edited by Dubious; 12-06-2009 at 10:42 PM.
Reason: sp
|