NeuroTalk Community Featured in Newsletter

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) is an advocacy organization that promotes public and professional awareness of CRPS and to “educate those afflicted with the syndrome, their families, friends, insurance and healthcare providers on the disabling pain it causes. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) — also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy — is a chronic neurological syndrome characterized by: severe burning pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, and extreme sensitivity to touch. Recently the RSDSA featured one of our NeuroTalk communities in its quarterly newsletter, the RSDSA Review, “NeuroTalk’s RSD and CRPS Forum: An Online Community with Valuable Resources” by Franklin Michaels, Jr. Here’s what they had to say about the NeuroTalk community… NeuroTalk is our sister neurological community to our main Psych Central forums. We began it in 2006, when another neurological community went offline without notice, and its members were not told if it would ever return. One of our more active groups at NeuroTalk is the one dedicated to Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. With over 5,500 threads, it has helped thousands of people over the years — both those with the syndrome, and those who know someone with it. Here’s some of what Franklin Michaels Jr. wrote in the article describing this strong online community: They will ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Tags: Brain and Behavior General Health-related Self-Help Technology Advocacy Organization Central Forums Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Critical Exchanges Crps Extreme Sensitivity Healthcare Providers Neurological Syndrome Neurotalk C Source Type: blogs