Neurological Associates
Pain Management Center
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RSD PUZZLE #5
Why Not Use Ice For RSD Therapy
"Why not apply alternative ice and heat treatment to the extremity as it is done
commonly in the Physical Therapy Departments?"
The practice of alternate ice and heat application only has its place in the
neurophysiological experiments and diagnostic tests for the function of the sympathetic
system. Application of ice results in stimulation of the sympathetic system and secondary
constriction of the superficial sympathetic vasoconstrictors. On the other hand, the heat
application results in the dilatation of superficial blood vessels and relaxation of the
vasoconstrictor activity of the sympathetic nervous system. Obviously, in RSD, the goal is
to warm up the extremity, to dilate the superficial blood vessels, and to slow down the
simultaneous inflammation and increased circulation in the deep structures of the
extremity (which result in osteoporosis and fracture of the bones). As the heat
application helps the patient, the ice application negates the beneficial effects of the
heat. The end result is a zero therapeutic effect.
Ice application has its place in acute soft tissue injuries but has no place in treatment
of complex chronic pain of RSD.
H. Hooshmand, M.D.
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