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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
What are the symptoms?
It is not unusual for the pains to start in a localised area of the body (such as the ankle following sporting injury). The pains quickly intensify and there is a reluctance to move round. Often the painful area expands, spreading over time to involve larger areas of the body. In describing the pain, words such as ‘stabbing, throbbing, burning or aching’ are used. The discomfort increases and becomes constant. As the pains continue the young person tries not to use the area of body affected, this leads to muscular spasms, odd positioning or style of walking (gait) and greatly reduced fitness. This in turn further amplifies the pain. Unfortunately pain has a direct affect on other systems, leading to symptoms that can be as disabling as the pain itself (these include blurred vision, nausea, dizziness, headaches, extreme coldness, tummy pains and areas of numbness). Localised idiopathic pain syndrome simply describes pain that remains in a localised area (such as a limb). Within this descriptive diagnostic group are the complex regional pain syndromes (reflex sympathetic dystrophy).
Background
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