RSDCA

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas to all our CRPS warriors community members and their caregivers, family members and friends! Remember to be kind to yourself today and in the next several days especially with the rain. The rain often effects many of us in the CRPS community! Enjoy your time with family and friends but know that it is okay to excuse yourself if you need to protect yourself and rest!

12/15/2025

We wish all our CRPS community members and supporters that celebrate Hanukkah, a Happy Hanukkah!

12/10/2025

SUPPORT GROUP:

For those in the Orange County area looking for an in-person CRPS support group for 2026, here is a schedule of dates for our upcoming meetings! Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 13th at 11:30 AM. Please RSVP prior to attending by texting (657) 333-5569 your first and last name!

**This group is intended for those living with CRPS and their caregivers/family members/friends! If you are a healthcare provider, attorney, or pain product representative please refrain from attending our meetings so as to respect the privacy of our members. You may send information to our group facilitator at CRPSsurvivorsOC@gmail.com.

11/27/2025

Have a wonderful day celebrating with your family and friends! Remember to be kind to yourself today and in the days following! You are doing the best you can and you’re doing a fabulous job!!! We’re beyond grateful to have each of you in our community!!

11/03/2025

Tomorrow, November 3rd is Color the World Orange Day! Remember to wear ORANGE to spread awareness about CRPS! Post pictures!

10/31/2025

👻🎃Happy Halloween!👻🎃
Mom’s & Dad’s —We see you! Sending extra “spoons” for ALL the standing, walking, parties, & cute photo ops! Enjoy it even if you only go one house, use a wheelchair/scooter/walker/cane, or just pass out candy! 💪

09/22/2025

One of our fellow California CRPS warriors, and past admins for RSDCA, Michele Rice, shared her spectacular and inspirational 25 year pain journey in a beautifully written blog and video for the US Pain Foundation in honor of her 25 year injury anniversary and Pain Awareness Month!

***Please take a FEW MINUTES to WATCH the VIDEO included in the LINK below!***

A powerful reflection on 25 years of living with chronic pain. A message of hope for anyone navigating life with invisible illness.

09/19/2025

September is PAIN AWARENESS MONTH!

On September 2, the movie, INVISIBLE released on Amazon Prime! One of the main characters, Heather, has CRPS and helps the other main character, CB, deal with the suffering of another invisible illness, addiction.

It costs $4.99 to rent the movie on Amazon Prime!

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) provided CRPS brochures that were used in one of the support group scenes in the movie!

It is rated 16+

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DONQAIqDtur/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==er

09/10/2025

Tomorrow at 10:00 AM PST, please take a moment of silence!

On (Sept. 10), join NAMI and CEO Dan Gillison for a national moment of silence at 1pm ET.

Together, we’ll honor lives lost to su***de, support those who are struggling, and remind each other that hope and connection are always possible.

💚 You are not alone.

09/01/2025

Interesting segment on CBS Morning News on 8/31/25, presented by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CRPS, chronic pain, and brain surgery as a treatment.

Recent research into chronic pain, which afflicts millions of Americans, has led to a surprising source: the brain. "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (a neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN) about his new book, "It Doesn't Have to Hurt," and about the body...