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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe pain following injury to bone and soft tissue. The International Association for the Study of P...

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Tuesday November 24, 2009

Educational Stories

  • LA City Proclaims Women In Pain Awareness Day

    Monday, May 19, 2008 | An Educational story

    For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's presentation about Women In Pain Awareness Day (May 30th, 2008) before the Los Angeles City Council is now available for viewing via our YouTube site.  Please link here to view:  http://www.youtube.com/ForGrace

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  • Help My Hurt

    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | An Educational story

    To co-incide with the Inaugural Women In Pain Conference: Gender Matters, Cynthia Toussaint is a guest on Canadian RN Marijke Durning's "Help My Hurt" blog.
    In this on-line interview, Cynthia talks about her journey with RSD/CRPS and FMS, along with information about the conference, as part of Marijke's Monday feature "Company's Calling."
    Here's a link to the &...

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  • Living With RSD #1: The Hand Flare

    Tuesday, January 6, 2009 | An Educational story

    A sidestep from my story vids
    Because my hands have hit the skids
    A little look inside the pain
    To where I’m waiting, hoping again
    Living With RSD #1: The Hand Flare

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  • Imagine Living With RSD...

    Thursday, February 5, 2009 | An Educational story

    The following is something I wrote to try and help others understand what it is like to live every day in excruciating pain...
    The morning comes and you open your eyes, the light filters softly in around the curtains. You slowly stretch out your body over an excess of pillows and your nerves fire. The pain strikes with an overwhelming force that makes you grimace. You wriggle to find a comfortable...

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  • published article

    Thursday, November 19, 2009 | An Educational story

    I got an email last night one of my articles have been published...itcan be seen at http://www.rsdcanada.org click on whats new...once there scroll down until you get toother news ...the article is about halfway down the page. The title is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome by Robin Lynn MacNeil.

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