I was recently diagnosed with RSD after an injury to my wrist (fall on outstretched hand). My right arm is constantly painful (burning), cold with goosebumps, ring finger and pinky sweat like crazy, and very pale. I've begun physiotherapy, and they are using intramuscular stimulation to treat it. My ring finger and pinky are curled in so that they touch the palm of my hand, and there is significant ulnar deviation at my wrist. After the treatment, the fingers open slightly, my wrist straightens out a bit, and the pain is reduced (but not much). I do range of motion work at home, but as soon as I move my elbow, my fingers and wrist return to the abnormal position and sometimes start twitching.
I am a musician/music teacher (part of my income comes from playing piano), and I am concerned that I may be doing more damage. I have an EMG booked, but live in a small urban area, and the earliest date they could book it is February 2009.
Could there be something other than RSD at work? Should I hold off on movement until I go back to physio on Tuesday?
(I also have epilepsy, controlled with dilantin and clobazam)