The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; Chapter 5. Books on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. More on Pain; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Algodystrophy, Algoneurodystrophy, Causalgia, Causalgia Syndrome (Major), Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, coronary-scapular syndrome, postinfarction sclerodactylia, Posttraumatic pain syndrome, Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy.