Video from the 2011 Achilles Walk for Hope & Possibility of a Cure for CRPS

RSDSA participates in the Achilles Walk for Hope & Possibility to provide support, education, and hope for everyone affected by the pain and disability of CRPS/RSD while we drive research to provide better treatment and a cure.

Register now for the 2013 Achilles Walk for Hope & Possiblity in Central Park on June 30, 2013.

Become a Volunteer
Support the RSDSA Community by becoming a Volunteer. Click here to complete our short Volunteer Inquiry form. Note:To complete and submit the Volunteer Form you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here to download the most recent verion. Once you complete the form click the submit button and it will be e-mailed to Jim Broatch, at RSDSA.

In Pain and Agonizing Over the Bills
Our newly revised edition of RSDSA's financial services directory is available. Click here to read and download.

Quick Flicks:
Mary Beth Kenny Ludington, Patient Representative and Vice President, and Jim Broatch, Executive Director, share some quick thoughts with you.

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RSDSA VIDEOS

To view RSDSA's Video Library on YouTube, please click here.

You can now download and view all of the presentations from the October workshop on Imaging Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic Pain. The link will take you to the RSDSA YouTube channel.

CRPS Therapies: Clinicians Share Their Expertise

Call 877-662-7737 to order your copy. Copies are available for people with CRPS for a good-will donation and for $15 for a health care professional.

On May 11-12, 2012 TREND sponsored a 2-day international Symposium, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Current State of the Art held in Linden, NL. The RSDSA Board of Directors approved a grant to film the 2-day Symposium. Click Here to view the videos. The login information to view the videos is username: rsdsa and password: bhv2012.

Suicide and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
On June 23, 2012, Jill Harkany-Friedman, PhD, spoke to the RSDSA Board of Directors and invited guests on the topic of CRPS and Suicide Prevention. Dr. Harkany-Friedman is the Senior Director of Research and Prevention for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). RSDSA asked Dr. Harkany-Friedman to speak because of recent suicides in the CRPS community. She assured us that although most individuals have fleeting thoughts of ending one’s life, suicide is relatively rare (12 out of 100,000). Furthermore, 90% of those who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder, i.e. depression, anxiety, alcohol or substance abuse, and a potentially treatable mental disorder. We are posting her PowerPoint® presentation for your information. 

If you are in crisis, please call 1-800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433) Click here or Contact The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK (8255)
(888-628-9454 en Español). For more on suicide prevention, click here.

With a $1,000 donation you can be a Friends of RSDSA and Linda Lang Society. You will be listed in the RSDSA Review and on our website for one year (if you choose).

Your generous donation helps support RSDSA’s operating budget and allows staff and volunteers to concentrate on accomplishing our vital mission to provide support, education, and hope to everyone affected by CRPS/RSD while we drive research to develop better treatment and a cure.

To learn more about this opportunity, please call Jim Broatch at 877-662-7737 or send an e-mail to jwbroatch@rsds.org.

The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) was founded in 1984 to promote public and professional awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).

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The website is not intended to provide advice on personal medical matters or to substitute for consultation with a physician.