I don't really think it's fair of us to judge. While my Dr has stated I I have severe CRPS which I balked at, I still occassionally have times when I can dance like that for a few minutes or more too. As my fiancee told friends months ago, "she can get out there and dance like that but she'll be in bed for days to follow".

I think by second guessing Paula Abdul's illness we're doing one of the things we probably most dislike being done to us; having our condition questioned by those who do not understand it.

In my opinion, that clip was barely 5 seconds long and as a performer, I'm not at all surprised Paula could pull that out. I also have CRPS in the back of my neck as well as now the entire left side of my body and can say that until it spread, I could still dance that way. Please don't judge others.