MI HR0350

Declares November 7, 2016, as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS) Awareness Day in Michigan

RSD/CRPS is a chronic nerve disorder causing severe pain in extremities, organs, joints, and muscles, ranked as the most painful form of chronic pain by the McGill Pain Index

Up to 200,000 individuals experience RSD/CRPS in the United States annually, with higher prevalence in females and onset possible at any age

No identifiable cure exists; treatments include physical therapy, occupational therapy, nerve blocks, ketamine infusions, opiates, pain pumps, and spinal cord stimulators

Recognizes the hardships of those living with RSD/CRPS and encourages public and healthcare professional awareness of the condition