PRINTER'S NO. 2116
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
472
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, FONTANA, SCHWANK, BARTOLOTTA, SABATINA,
STREET, DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, AUMENT, MENSCH,
BAKER, BROWNE, KILLION, MARTIN, BREWSTER, WHITE, RAFFERTY,
HUGHES AND COSTA, OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2018 as "Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy Syndrome Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD) is a
chronic, progressive neurological pain disorder that generally
starts in a limb; and
WHEREAS, RSD affects nerves, skin, soft tissue, bones and
blood supply; and
WHEREAS, Constant and intense burning pain, limited mobility,
swelling and inflammation are associated with RSD; and
WHEREAS, Excessive sweating, constriction or dilation of
blood vessels, muscle spasms, extreme sensitivity to touch, skin
changes, insomnia and emotional disturbance variably occur as
RSD progresses; and
WHEREAS, RSD often stems from trauma, injury, surgery or
serious infection but is known to occur in the absence of
definable injury; and
WHEREAS, RSD-induced pain and dysfunction are
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