What Makes Treatment for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Successful?

Therapists throughout the world find it challenging to treat and rehabilitate patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. An insufficient understanding of the disease process often hinders the diagnosis, causing the patient unnecessary pain and distress. This paper presents effective diagnostic and treatment methods that emphasize patient trust as well as relaxation and range-of-motion exercises. The paper describes the cases of 120 women, aged 35 to 75 years, and 30 men, aged 30 to 60 years. The condition was diagnosed in these patients three months after the onset of primary symptoms and was successfully treated.