Paula Abdul's Story

RSDSA sent out the following press release via PR Newswire at 4 PM today to general newspapers, magazines, cable, radio stations, etc. (about 2,000 outlets).

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Broatch, MSW
Executive Director, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association
Toll-free: (877) 662-7737
(203) 623-4415 (cell)

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome May Affect More Than 1.2 Million
Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment key to any possibility of recovery

Milford, CT.
Paula Abdul's story about her struggle with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) highlights this complex and poorly understood disorder. CRPS/RSD is a neurological syndrome characterized by severe and relentless pain that, according to the McGill Pain Index, is greater than that experienced by cancer patients. A common complication after surgery or minor injury, CRPS/RSD is a major cause of disability - only one in five patients is able fully to resume prior activities. The continuing tragedy is that many physicians are not familiar with its telltale symptoms and do not consider the diagnosis in their examination. Experience has shown that early diagnosis promotes more successful outcomes for people with the syndrome

RSDSA is a national not-for-profit organization, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, that promotes greater public and professional awareness of CRPS /RSD and educates those afflicted with the syndrome, their families, friends, insurance and healthcare providers on the disabling pain it causes.

For more information, please visit http://www.rsds.org/

For interviews with physicians, researchers, or patient, please call toll-free (877)662-7737.