It’s been almost a year since my diagnosis, and I’ve been wondering – since almost day 1 – whether there’s some reason why I ended up with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), the old name for it that some doctors Read More …
For the past twenty years or so, each time I’ve stop by our public library I’ve checked for new books on bioethics. Biomedical ethics, that’s my work. It’s also my passion – I read books on this topic, just for fun! Our local library has Read More …
An interesting research paper was published last month, in a medical journal called Pain Research and Management. It’s still kind of ‘hot off the press’. Best of all, for other chronic pain patients reading this blog, this article’s available – at no cost – on-line Read More …
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year – today – since this roller-coaster rare disease journey began. Even harder to believe is the fact that this whole saga was triggered by a broken arm (a Colles’ fracture, or snapped radius). After a full Read More …
As promised last month, in my post about Knowledge transfer, I’ll be blogging about interesting information that I find in medical and scientific journals on CRPS. Guess what? I’ve already found some! The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently published an article: “What Emergency Read More …
The title of this post is somewhat misleading, I’ll admit. There’s not really anything ‘new’ in neuropathic pain. What is new, though, is a just-published medical journal article. It first caught my eye because this article is presented as a “Disease Primer” for physicians and Read More …
