Posted: | October 2, 2018 12:54 PM |
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From: | Senator Mike Folmer |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Resolution: November 2018 as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome Month" in PA |
In the near future, I will introduce a resolution designating November 2018 as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome Month" in Pennsylvania. RSD is an older term used to describe one form of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Both RSD and CRPS are chronic conditions characterized by severe burning pain, most often affecting one of the extremities (arms, legs, hands, or feet). It is a rare condition with roughly 20,000 to 200,000 cases reported in the US per year. The key symptom is chronic, intense pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the injury (if an injury occurred) and which gets worse over time rather than better. It most often affects the arms, legs, hands or feet and is accompanied by:
Please join me in co-sponsoring this resolution to raise awareness of this illness. |
Introduced as SR472