About 5 years ago a good friend of mine developed RSD and fibrmyalgia as a result of a car accident. After much failure of neurosurgeons and nerve implants, we stumbled on a potential treatment in Portland Oregon. Incredibly, the long shot treatment reversed 95% of the symptoms and continues to do so. Apparently this has received little notice due to FDA restrictions but I believe now has been written up in one of the medical journals. The doctor who created this miracle is Dr Carolyn Mcmakin. She can be located by googling her name and RSD. However she has said my friend had the worst case and the best results of any patient and her case was used in the medical journal. Faith in an unorthodox method is what saved my friend and also several of the people in her RSD support group.