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RSDSA: Sports Injuries Linked to Chronic Pain Syndrome (press release)

Tuesday, August 02, 2005
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Tags: health news, Natural News, nutrition


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The link between sports injuries -- and the surgeries that treat them -- and the risk of developing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD), should be understood by every athletic trainer, coach, and athlete, as well as the medical professionals who treat them. Current research suggests that a percentage of orthopedic surgeries result in the development of CRPS/RSD and, for people who are at risk for CRPS/RSD, using preemptive regional anesthesia could prevent a recurrence.

"It is imperative that everyone associated with sports understand the signs, symptoms, and potential risks of CRPS/RSD, especially before recommending surgery. If you suspect that one of the athletes you are treating has already developed it, make sure they are directed to the appropriate treatment. Awareness is our best defense in the war against the disability of pain caused by CRPS/RSD," says Jim Broatch, executive director, The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA).

RSDSA has just published a brochure, CRPS/RSD and Sports Injuries: Prevention is the Name of the Game, to educate those involved in athletics about the potential risk of developing CRPS/RSD, a neurological syndrome characterized by severe and relentless pain associated with autonomic changes, such as abnormal skin color and temperature, sweating, or swelling in the affected part. Left untreated, the syndrome can be disabling. Although the syndrome can develop after any trauma, researchers are finding that CRPS/RSD has developed following common orthopedic surgical procedures, such as arthroscopic knee surgery, wrist fractures, total knee arthroplasty, ankle fractures, carpal tunnel surgery, and Dupuytren's surgery.

The number of cases of CRPS/RSD could be reduced by using preemptive regional anesthesia, according to research conducted by Scott Reuben, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine. His studies suggest that preemptive regional anesthesia, such as a stellate ganglion block, intravenous regional block, and epidural block, may help decrease the recurrence of post operative CRPS/RSD.

Free copies of the brochure are available from RSDSA by calling toll-free 877-662-7737 or sending an e-mail to [email protected].


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About the author:Mike Adams (aka the "Health Ranger") is a best selling author (#1 best selling science book on Amazon.com) and a globally recognized scientific researcher in clean foods. He serves as the founding editor of NaturalNews.com and the lab science director of an internationally accredited (ISO 17025) analytical laboratory known as CWC Labs. There, he was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for achieving extremely high accuracy in the analysis of toxic elements in unknown water samples using ICP-MS instrumentation. Adams is also highly proficient in running liquid chromatography, ion chromatography and mass spectrometry time-of-flight analytical instrumentation.

Adams is a person of color whose ancestors include Africans and Native American Indians. He's also of Native American heritage, which he credits as inspiring his "Health Ranger" passion for protecting life and nature against the destruction caused by chemicals, heavy metals and other forms of pollution.

Adams is the founder and publisher of the open source science journal Natural Science Journal, the author of numerous peer-reviewed science papers published by the journal, and the author of the world's first book that published ICP-MS heavy metals analysis results for foods, dietary supplements, pet food, spices and fast food. The book is entitled Food Forensics and is published by BenBella Books.

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