Testimonial: » They told me that I had Sudeck’s syndrome and that there was nothing to do”

Vega (La Rioja), 60, diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck’s atrophy after a scaphoid fracture: «They told me I had Sudeck’s syndrome and there was nothing to do.»
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/CRPS/SUDECK does not exist

Francisco del Piñal, M.D., Dr. Med. IFSSH Ezine Vol. 9 Issue 3 No. 35 pp. 22-32. Edited by International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand ((IFSSH) (August 2019) INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS (full text pdf. below) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/CRPS/SUDECK does not exist This essay was prompted by a letter from Professor Mennen, Editor of Ezine, […]
Editorial: I have a dream… reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – CRPS1) does not exist

Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD Journal of Hand Surgery European Edition Vol. 38, Editorial, June 2013, Pages 595 – 597 © 2013 The Author (s) 2013 ABSTRACT (full text pdf. below) Editorial: I have a dream… reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – CRPS1) does not exist Note The Editorial of a Journal is an opportunity for broader thinking […]
Dr. Piñal: «Reflex sympathetic dystrophy does not exist, it is a ‘scam’, a catch-all in which to hide what goes beyond our knowledge»

Under the name of syndrome of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (for its acronym in English, RSD and CRPS * 1) a whole series of symptoms are grouped – continuous pain, redness, burning, swelling, etc. – that usually appear in patients who have previously suffered some type of trauma or fracture.