@BurningNightsCRPS @Scott1984FP , #RSD - #CRPSType1 , #CRPSType2 , #CRPSNOS , #CRPS , #ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome , #ComplexRegionalPainSyndromeType1 , #ComplexRegionalPainSyndromeType2 , #ComplexRegionalPainSyndromeNOS , #CRPSFacts , #CRPSAwareness , #CRPSRSD , #RSDS , #CRPSAwarenessMonth , Some of the evidence that points away from RSD being exclusively related to the sympathetic nervous system includes: • While some symptoms of RSD can be traced to the sympathetic nervous system, such as pain, or changes in sweating of the affected limb, other symptoms, such as warming of the limb, or swelling, are caused by substances released from other sources such as damaged blood vessels and not the sympathetic nervous system. • Sympathectomy, a procedure which interrupts the flow of the sympathetic nervous system, is effective for individual patients, however larger clinical studies have shown the procedure to be no more effective than a placebo. • The symptoms of RSD do not include those typically seen by an overactive sympathetic nervous system, such as an overactive thyroid and increased heart rate or by an underactive sympathetic nervous system, such as decreased sweating, orthostatic hypertension (drop in blood pressure when changing positions), or ejaculation problems. In short, it appears that the pain of RSD is not related to an overactive sympathetic nervous system, but rather, reflects a more global involvement including: • Peripheral nervous system • Sympathetic nervous system • Central nervous system • Vascular system • Immune system • Inflammatory responses (at Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkqYn0HNzRy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
