What Is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome?

Pain, tenderness, and swelling of an extremity

Friday, March 04, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD) Symptoms Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD) is a condition that features atypical symptoms including pain (often "burning" type), tenderness, and swelling of an extremity associated... Read more ...  News After Hip Replacement, Therapy at Home May Be Enough Surgeons often recommend outpatient physical therapy to help hip replacement patients get moving again, but researchers report that a home exercise program may work just as well... Read more ... Steroid Shot for Hip Pain May Carry Infection Risk If Too Close to Surgery Patients who've received a steroid injection for hip pain should wait at least three months before having hip replacement surgery, a new study suggests. "The risk of developing an... Read more ... Feeling Old? Your Risk for Hospitalization May Rise New research suggests that there may be some truth to the old adage, "You're only as old as you feel." Researchers report that people who feel older than their actual age are more likely... Read more ... Arthritis Center MedicineNet's Arthritis Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain healthy bones and joints. Get access to various arthritis topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Arthritis includes pain and limited function of joints. It affects men and women, children and adults, young and old. Earlier and accurate diagnosis can help to prevent irreversible damage and disability. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home