Underappreciated Pain Syndromes

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Underappreciated Pain Syndromes

By Alice McLarty, Attorney at Law

I. Introduction

As trial lawyers, we have all been faced with the challenge of convincing a

jury of the extent of our clients' injuries and with the problems of

persuading

those jurors about the pain our clients have suffered. The task becomes more

arduous when our clients have underappreciated pain syndromes such as

Complex

Regional Pain Syndrome (also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy),

myofacial

pain, fibromyalgia, whiplash, temporal mandible joint pain syndrome, and so

on. Contesting these pain syndromes has become a " defense du jour " as the

insurance lawyers try to undermine our clients' damages. The physical

aspects of

myofacial pain and fibromyalgia have been prepared by other speakers in this

program, therefore, this writer will illustrate the preparation of an

underappreciated pain syndrome by spotlighting Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.

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methods of presenting your damage case ...

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