California Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (RSD) Law Firm
No amount of money can compensate a person or the family of a person who has suffered the excruciating pain and suffering that accompanies Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (also known as Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS).
RSD is a severe condition where the injured party may never fully recover. Ongoing medical treatment is often needed long term or even permanently, and financial compensation to adequately deal with the severe injury is desperately needed.
An entire family is often left grieving some degree of loss of the injured family member while coping with massive medical expenses and other financial consequences of the loss. All that can be done is to attempt to provide some measure of justice and financial assistance to the family. At the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles, we are dedicated to take whatever steps are necessary to help minimize the stress and frustration that comes with a diagnosis of RSD- while striving to obtain the maximum possible financial recovery for our clients and their loved ones. If you need the help of an RSD attorney in California, the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles can help.
After suffering an injury that results in RSD, you may be entitled to receive lifetime benefits from the negligent party. This makes it even more important to have our firm on your side. We focus on maximizing the compensation you receive. Our firm ensures you obtain compensation to cover medical treatments, surgeries, long-term treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering damages, and other out-of-pocket expenses.
Our firm will work diligently to ensure your family receives the compensation it needs to cope with long-term medical expenses and other losses. We also fight to get families compensation to cover medical lack of consortium damages, loss of future earning capacities, and other expenses. Our firm focuses on maximizing the financial compensation available to your family.
If you or a member of your family has suffered RSD as a result of the negligence or wrongful conduct of another person or entity, the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help. Please feel free to either fill out a free online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.
What is RSD?
Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (RSD), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), is a chronic neurological syndrome characterized by:
- severe burning pain
- pathological changes in bone and skin
- excessive sweating
- tissue swelling
- extreme sensitivity to touch
There are Two Types of RSD:
- Type I - cases in which the nerve injury cannot be immediately identified
- Type II (also referred to as Causalgia) - cases in which a distinct "major" nerve injury has occurred
- RSD is best described in terms of an injury to a nerve or soft tissue (e.g. broken bone) that does not follow the normal healing path
- RSD development does not appear to depend on the magnitude of the injury. The sympathetic nervous system seems to assume an abnormal function after an injury.
- Since there is no single laboratory test to diagnose RSD, the physician must assess and document both subjective complaints (medical history) and, if present, objective findings (physical examination).
Criteria for Diagnosis
Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (RSD) Type I
- The presence of an initiating noxious event, or a cause of immobilization
- Continuing pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia with which the pain is disproportionate to any inciting event
- Evidence at some time of edema, changes in skin blood flow (skin color changes, skin temperature changes more than 1.1°C difference from the homologous body part), or abnormal sudomotor activity in the region of the pain
- This diagnosis is excluded by the existence of conditions that would otherwise account for the degree of pain and dysfunction
Reflex Sympathetic Disorder (RSD) Type II (Causalgia)
- The presence of continuing pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia after a nerve injury, not necessarily limited to the distribution of the injured nerve
- Evidence at some time of edema, changes in skin blood flow (skin color changes, skin temperature changes more than 1.1°C difference from the homologous body part), or abnormal sudomotor activity in the region of pain
- This diagnosis is excluded by the existence of conditions that would otherwise account for the degree of pain and dysfunction.
Costs associated with RSD
Improved technology in treating RSD has helped to improve quality of life for RSD victims. However, the price for medical treatment is also extremely costly. Medical costs routinely run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for individuals who suffer from RSD. There is also the loss of income that results when RSD victims are unable to work.
If you or a member of your family has suffered RSD as a result of the negligence or wrongful conduct of another person or entity, the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help. Please feel free to either fill out a free online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.
What if I Cannot Afford To Hire An Attorney?
Most of our clients do not have the thousands of dollars needed to retain an attorney and litigate their case. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles regularly takes cases on a contingency basis. For cases taken on a contingency basis, this means:
- You do not have to pay anything to hire our firm to represent you;
- Our contingency fee is based on a reasonable percentage of the amount we obtain for you;
- We will never settle your case without your authorization; and
- If there is no recovery in your case, you do not owe us a fee.
For those clients who prefer to pay an hourly rate, our firm is happy to discuss such an arrangement. Either way, we will make sure that the terms of the representation are agreed upon before initiating representation.
