Abstract |
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a painful and progressively debilitating condition. Untreated, it leads to changes in the patient's lifestyle that are consistent with chronic pain syndrome. This general overview of contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of RSD presents three consecutive cases for which electroacupuncture (EA) proved to be an effective treatment for RSD pain. Possible underlying neuroanatomical mechanisms of RSD are addressed and the scientific basis for EA is considered briefly.
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Authors | S D Hill, M S Lin, P J Chandler Jr |
Journal | Texas medicine
(Tex Med)
Vol. 87
Issue 7
Pg. 76-81
(Jul 1991)
ISSN: 0040-4470 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1896943
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Electroacupuncture
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain Management
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
(therapy)
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