Hi In His Hands-- I TOTALLY AGREE!!! Gosh--well, one has to consider the "motive" behind this "criteria". FORTUNATELY, MOST Doctors who KNOW about RSD would NEVER EXCLUDE someone from the diagnosis just because they didn't witness the patient's fingernails changing before their very eyes at the time of exam!!

In my humble opinion-- this list was "created" by the INSURANCE CO--specifically, Workers's Compensation, especially in CALIF--WHY??

Because, NOW, the AMA Guides are the "new Bible" for diagnosing certain medical conditions--and ALL WORK COMP DOCS are SUPPOSED to "use this Bible". Naturally, VERY FEW people could EVER meet this criteria--so it is a "tool" designed to DENY BENEFITS AND TREATMENT,, which is COSTLY!

Very, very SAD....(not to mention CRUEL)