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Pete74 |
RSD and TMS??
Jul 9 2009, 5:56 PM EDT
Help! My mum has just been diagnosed with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) which is causing extreme pain, swelling, sensitivity and colour changes in her foot. This is following on from a fracture about 6 months ago and has worsened since then. Is there any chance that this could be a TMS type injury? It seems pretty extreme as it can cause atrophy of muscles and other physical symptoms so, not just a bit of benign oxygen deprivation. It seems to be the sympathetic nervous system that is going haywire, rather than the auotonomic. I was just about to get her started on the TMS path for her chronic back pain as she certainly fits the bill for the typical Sarno diagnosis. But I don't know whether this should be looked at as a seperate entity.Any help would be hugely appreciated as this is a particularly unpleasant thing to be diagnosed with Do you find this valuable?
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Peghanson |
1. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 9 2009, 7:43 PM EDT
Hi Pete74,Your question has been sent off to one on the TMS physicians. As soon as I receive a response, I will post it to the Q&A section and place a link for you in this thread as well as send a message through the wiki. I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's difficulty. You say you were just about to get her started on the TMS path for her chronic back pain. Is she open to the mind body connection? What if she started the TMS approach for her back, regardless of whether the RSD is connected? I don't think it would hurt anything to do that. I'm not sure about the RSD being TMS, but I do believe that our physical condition is always affected by our emotional condition. I'll do some research on the TMS sites and see if I can find anyone who has had any experience with RSD. Take care, Peg Do you find this valuable? |
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Peghanson |
2. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 9 2009, 8:01 PM EDT
Hi, me againI found a discussion thread on the tmshelp forum discussing RSD: http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=481&SearchTerms=reflex,sympathetic,dystrophy Do you find this valuable? |
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Peghanson |
3. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 9 2009, 8:18 PM EDT
Here's another onehttp://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2109&SearchTerms=reflex,sympathetic,dystrophy Do you find this valuable? |
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Pete74 |
4. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 10 2009, 9:34 AM EDT
Many thanks Peg. I'll look forward to hearing back from one of the specialists but those threads are very interesting.all the best, Pete Do you find this valuable? |
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Peghanson |
5. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 13 2009, 9:02 AM EDT
Hi Pete,Dr. Stracks has responded to your question. His response can be found here: http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/page/Q%26A%3A++RSD+and+TMS%3F I also posted some links down at the bottom of that page, under the title, Other Resources, that might be of some help. Best, Peg Do you find this valuable? |
mk6283 |
6. RE: RSD and TMS??
Jul 23 2009, 8:19 PM EDT
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RSD may be a rare "real" neurologic entity that is overdiagnosed in cases that are really just TMS. Paula Abdul and the woman from the Mystery Diagnosis episode / NYTimes article come to mind as cases that really sound like TMS, but its impossible to be sure without taking a history and physical exam. I would, however, agree with Dr. Stracks that objective swelling and tissue changes point away from TMS as the cause, but hey you never know. I randomly remembered just the other day how my grandmother used to always tell me as a kid never to point at things or else "you'll get a wart on your finger." Lo and behold I woke up with a wart on my finger the next morning! Good luck.Best, MK Do you find this valuable? |
