Alabama
There are currently no support groups in Alabama.
Find an online support group
here.
There are currently no support groups in Alaska.
Find an online support group
here.
Arizona
North Phoenix
New Group
Phoenix
RSD Care and Share Support Group of Phoenix
Meets 3rd Saturday, 1:00 pm
St. Joseph's Medical Center, 3rd Ave and Thomas, Phoenix
Tucson
RSD Care and Share Support Group of Tucson
Meets 2nd Saturday, 3:00 pm
Masonic Lodge, 3959 East Mabel (near Alvernon & Speedway)
Yuma
James Newland would like to start a face-to-face support group in Yuma. If interested in attending, please e-mail James.
Batesville
New Group
Little Rock
New group
Cupertino
New Group
Highland
Meets second Thursday of each month
Lancaster
Meets Wednesdays, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Contact: Mary, Tel: 661.723.5713
Pasadena
Design for Living
Meets 4th Saturday, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Ave, Rm 202, FLC (Call for directions)
Paso Robles
Mail and Phone support only
Contact: Kathy Barnett, 383 Quarterhorse Lane, Paso Robles, CA 93446
Tel: 805.238.5044
Roseville
Roseville RSD Support Group for Veterans
San Francisco/Bay Area
New Group
Santa Rosa
New Group
Englewood
Rocky Mountain CRPS/RSD
Branford
Barbara is facilitating a chronic pain support group at the Guilford Women & Family Life Center (Men welcome)
Alternate Sundays 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Guilford's Family and Life Center (Tel: 203.458.6699)
96 Fair Street, Guilford CT
Contact: Barbara, Tel: 203.481.7398,
s21@snet.net
Barbara cannot return toll calls.
Bridgeport
Phone Support Only
Contact: Minkie, Tel: 203.373.7767
Brookfield/Danbury
CT Pain Foundation, Inc.
Meets weekly
Norwich
American Chronic Pain Association #664
State-wide
Phone Support Only
Contact: Gerry McLaughlin, Tel: 302.504.0663
There are currently no support groups in the District of Columbia.
Find an online support group
here.
Coral Springs
RSDExtremity
Meets Last Thursday, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
3100 Coral Hills Drive, 1st Floor, Conference Room A & B
Adjacent to Coral Springs Medical Center
(Call 954.344.3344 for directions)
Daytona
Northeast Coast of Florida RSD Support Group
Contact: Linda Cohn, Lindsay Heffron, or Janet Tedder, Tel: 386.673.0871,leeorlinda@bellsouth.net
Jacksonville
North Florida RSD|CRPS Support Group
E-mail Support Only
Lake City
New Group
Lakeland
Phone and E-mail Support Only
Miami Lakes
New Group
Orlando
Orlando RSDS/CRPS Support
If you live in the Greater Orlando are and are a CRPS patient and/or are a loved one, caregiver, friend of a patient, and would like to be involved with our group, or would just like to come on by and talk with us, drop us a line with your contact information.
Palmetto
New Group
Contact: Lana Baus, Tel: 941.592.1968
Panama City
Contact: Carmen E. Everhart, 3919 Becora Ct., Panama City, FL 32405,
Tel: 850.265.3463,
cever15741@yahoo.com
Pinellas County
New Group. RSD Support Group.
The group meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 am at the Pinellas Park Library.
Pinellas Park, Florida
Contact: Nancy, Tel:727-546-9319
Vero Beach
RSD Support Group of the Treasure Coast
Phone Support Only
Contact: Liz Radloff, Tel: 772.778.2777 (10:00 am to 10:00 pm),Lizrsd1@comcast.net
Winter Haven
Atlanta
New Group
Rome
New Group
Kailua-Kona
RSDS|CRPS Association of Hawaii RSDSA
Contact: Tina Mohr, LMT, 73-4787 Halolani St. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740,
Cell: 808.960.0918, Fax: 808.325.0370,
tina@protourhawaii.com
There are currently no support groups in Idaho.
Find an online support group
here.
Elk Grove Village
Illinois RSDS Association
Meets 2nd Sunday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Alexian Brothers Hospital, 800 Biesterfield Rd.
Hinsdale
Meets 3rd Sunday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Lincoln Room, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 120 Oak Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Hinsdale
Meeting for Children with RSD
Meets 1st Sunday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 120 Oak Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Rockford
Meets 2nd Monday of month, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Swedish American Hospital, 4th Floor, Rockford, Illinois
Round Lake
Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago
Evansville
New Group
Fort Wayne
Meetings and phone support. Call for meeting information.
Decorah
St. Benedict's Parish Offices. Please Call to Register.
Contact: Eva, Tel: 563.380.6672, or Carol, Tel: 563.380.7888
KC Metro Area Entire Area
KC RSD/CRPS Support Group
Online, Phone, and Group Meetings.
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7-9 PM
Burlington
Northern Kentucky RSD Chapter
Contact: Alyce F. Rowland, Northen Kentucky RSD Chapter, PO Box 667, Burlington, KY 41005; Tel: 859-586-6180 (If no answer, call 859-743-8204);
lifewrsd@aol.com
Deane
Contact: Desta Slone, PO Box 108, Deane KY 41812
Tel: 606.447.2393,
rsds@hotmail.com
Leitchfield
South Central KY RSD Support Group
Meets 1st Tuesday, 1:00 pm CT
Eriksen Chiropractic Center
508 Wm Thomason Bwy
Leitchfield, KY 42754
Contact: Carolyn Clemons, 345 Hopewell Rd., Caneyville, KY 42721
Tel: 270.879.4023,
cpc345@windstream.net
Louisville
Kenner
24/7 Phone and E-mail Support
Monroe
New Group
Shreveport
New Group
Sunset
New Group
Available via telephone and and to chat monthly
Contact: Lisa Begnaud, Cell: 337.290.5818
Harrison
American RSDHope
Contact: Keith Orsini, 5 Stonehedge Way, Harrison, ME 04040-9708,
Tel: 207.583.4589,
www.rsdhope.org
Southern Maine
Chronic Pain Support Group
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
The Pines, 10 Manor St., Old Orchard Beach, ME
Baltimore
E-mail support only
Warton
State-wide
RSDS Support Group of Southern Maryland Hospital Ctr
Meetings (call for dates)
Abington
Support Group for Children in Pain
For children 6-18 years of age and their families
Meets 1st Wednesday
United Church of Christ, Abington (on Route 18)
Arlington
Arlington Chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association
Meetings are free and open to anyone living with chronic pain.
Meets 2nd Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Arlington Robbins (main) Library, 700 Mass Ave, In the ground floor Community Room
Mansfield
Phone support (Call between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm)
Weymouth
Meets 4th Tuesday, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
South Shore Hospital, Center 2 Classroom
Contact:Carol Sansone, Tel: 781.340.8352
Worcester
Phone support only
Contact: Mary La Bree, Tel: 508.595.0207
Ann Arbor Area
RSD in Motion: Ann Arbor Area Support Group for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Babysitting will be available during every support group meeting for the next few months! A sitter will be available, free of charge,
please contact Jordan if you're interested with what night, how many, and their ages. A babysitter will not be at the group if no one contacts me with this need.
Detroit
Southeastern Michigan CRPS
Meets last Friday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
People Community Church, 8601 Woodward Ave
Grand Rapids
RSDS Support Group of Grand Rapids
Contact: Sherry and Cliff Mulder, 1259 Diamond NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505,
Tel: 616.364.4014
Jean Arp, 2446 Eden, SW, Wyoming, MI 49509, Tel: 616. 534.9281
Lake Superior
Ron is starting a new group and would love to connect with others nearby.
Parchment
Parchment Community Library, 401 S Riverview Dr, Parchment, MI 49004
Library Tel: 269.343.7747
Republic
Hands Helping Hands
Mail or Phone Support ONLY
Contact: Patti Truckey, PO Box 680, Republic MI 49879, Tel: 906.376.8464,
painiacs@yahoo.com
Sanford
RSD Group of Midland
Meets Thursdays, 9:00 am
Lanny's Restaurant
Minnesota
Minneapolis/St. Paul
MN RSDS/CRPS Coalition
Contact: Bonnie Scherer, 3904 Green Heights Trail SW, Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tel: 952.447.4930, Cell: 952-457-7586,
rsdsmn@aol.com,
www.rsdsmn.org
Minnesota North Metro
Minnesota RSD Support Group
Meets 2nd Saturday, 10:00 am to Noon
Elk River Public Library, 13020 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330
Open to Everyone
Twin Cities South
Minnesota RSD Support Group
Meets 4th Saturday, 10:00 am to noon
Savage Public Library, 13090 Alabama Ave. S, Savage, MN
Open to people with CRPS and their caregivers
Mississippi
Brandon
Michele is starting a new support group. If interested in attending or helping, please e-mail her.
South Haven
Midsouth RSDS Support Group
Phone Support
Contact: Linda Adams, 1096 W.E. Ross Parkway West, South Haven, MS 38671,
Tel: 901 473 9559
Missouri
Brandon
New Group
KC Metro AreaEntire Area
KC RSD/CRPS Support Group
Online, Phone, and Group Meetings.
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7-9 PM
St. Louis
St. Louis Chronic Pain Support Group
We offer peer to peer and guest speaker meetings on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays.
Montana
There are currently no support groups in Montana.
Find an online support group
here.
Omaha
Mother of a young daughter with CRPS would like to help others successfully navigate the school & healthcare systems
Fremont
Fremont RSD Awareness
Meets 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Connie's House
If no one is home to answer, please leave a message.
Contact: Connie, Tel: 402.753.3054, Cell: 402.708.1694
Carson City
Chronic Pain Anonymous 12-Step Meeting
Chronic Pain Anonymous is a 12-Step fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and to help others recover from chronic pain and chronic illness. The only requirement for membership in CPA is a desire to recover from the emotional, physical, and spiritual debilitation of chronic pain and chronic illness and a willingness to help others to do the same.
Saturdays, 12:00 pm
BHS Carson Tahoe Regional Health Care, Building B
W Williams St at N Minnesota Rd
Carson City, NV 89702
Manchester
New Group
Spofford
New Group
State-wide
New Hampshire RSD Coalition
Phone support only
Atlantic County
South Jersey Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Group
Atlantic County Library
Anyone with chronic pain is welcome to attend. I am also looking for volunteers. If you would like to help with the group, or for more information, please contact Meloney.
Barrington
Berlin
E-mail support only
Camden County
Meets Weekly
The Starting Point, 250 Highland Ave, Suite C, Westmont, NJ
Tel: 856.869.5483, Tel: 856.854.3155
Hoboken
New Group. Contact Kurt for details.
In the Hudson County / NYC area (One 7-minute subway ride from Manhattan, and there are ferries and cabs available)
Mt. Holly
RSD and Chronic Pain Support Group
Meets 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Virtua Hospital
Contact: Kathy Henson, Tel: 609.268.15650
Mt. Laurel
RSD & Chronic Pain Support Group of Mt. Laurel
Meets 4th Tuesday, 7:00 pm
YMCA of Burlington County, 59 Centerton Rd., Mt. Laurel
Paterson
RSD and You Group of Northern NJ, Inc.
Meets 4th Tuesday, 7:00 pm
St. Joseph's Hospital, Barclay Room, 703 Main St, Paterson
Somerville
Living with RSDS, Inc.
Meets 1st Tuesday, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Somerset Medical Center
The meeting is open to anyone with RSDS, family, friends, professionals, and others with chronic pain.
Southern Ocean County
New Group
Robin Weiss is interested in starting an ongoing chronic pain support group. Please contact if interested.
Southern New Jersey
Vernon
Albuquerque and Las Cruces
Phone Support
Albuquerque
Phone support and quarterly meetings
Los Alamos
Contact: Hazel Devreis, 119 Sherwood Blvd., Los Alamos, NM 87544,
Tel: 505.672.4112
Santa Fe
Contact: Nancy Boal, 59 Sunlit Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Tel: 505.983.3036
Bellmore
CRPS (RSD) Association of NY State
Binghampton
Chronic Support Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Pain Center, 200 Front St, Vestal, NY
Buffalo
RSD/CRPS Support Group of Buffalo & WNY
Meets 4th Monday, 7:00 pm, and 2nd Thursday, 10:00 am
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. (1.5 blocks east of Eggert Rd), Eggertsville, NY
Claverack
New Group
Manhattan
All meetings will be held on the first week of the month.
200 E 81st, Apt 8B, New York, NY, 10028 (b/w 2nd and 3rd Ave)
Please RSVP beforehand so that we have the proper accomodations
Middletown
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday
Contact: Susan Shafer, Tel: 845.412.5356,
eshafer@hvc.rr.com
PO Box 595, Otisville, NY 10963
St. Lawrence Valley
St. Lawrence Valley RSD Support Group
Phone Support only
Suffolk County
Meets 1st Friday, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Contact: Debbie Huberman, Tel: 631.563.4856
Syracuse
New Group
Hillsborough
Tarheel Telephone Support
Phone and mail support
Raleigh
Triangle Pain Support
This group is just beginning and the first meeting will be held on Wednesday February 9, 2011 at 7pm
Salisbury
Meets 2nd Monday, 7:00 pm
Rowan Regional Medical Center
Contact: Donna, Tel: 704.637.1021
Shiloh
Camden County
Support will be available via E-mail, Phone & Skype initially, no face-to-face meetings will be planned or scheduled until after the holiday season.
Grand Forks
New Group
Cincinnati
RSD Painfree
Meets 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center, The Blue Room, 5915 Ridge Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
Please show some love and support and let's make this happen for southwest Ohio. E-mail us if you would be interested in attending this group.
Cuyahoga Falls
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Auditorium #1, Falls General Hospital, 1900 23rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Contact: Circclerk@core.com
Cleveland
Phone and mail support
Contact: Georgette Bell, Tel: 216.481.2802
17909 Rosecliffe Rd., Cleveland, OH 44119
Rich Forentball, 17904 Brazil Rd., Cleveland, OH 44119
Columbus
Meets 2nd Tuesday, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Handicapped parking is available.
Dayton and Vandalia
Phone support
Contact: Cindy Lowe, Tel: 937.898.1807
Lorain County
Online, e-mail, telephone, support group meetings, and snail mail support is offered.
Meets 4th Saturday. Location varies each month.
Milford
Phone Support 24/7
Contact: Mark Guy, 6041 Bridgehaven Dr, Milford, Ohio 45150, Tel: 513.831.1525, Fax: 513.831.1625, Cell: 513.659.3626,
markguy@cinci.rr.com
Oxford
Meets 1st Thursday, 7:00 pm
Warren/ Youngtown
Northeast RSD Support Organization
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday
Warren
Mahoning Valley CRPS-RSDS Support Group
Meets 4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
(Call for location or leave name and number we will call you right back.)
or
Carol Polan, Tel: 330.609.5028
State-wide
RSD of North West Ohio
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma RSD/CRPS Support
Cimmaron Steak House. View website for more information.
Ponca City
Phone support only
Contact: Vonda Goad, Tel: 918.738.4193
Grants Pass
Phone support
Contact: Nomeca Hartwell, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Tel: 541.474.3025
Portland
Phone support
Contact: Susanne Geraghty, 10719 S.W. 62nd Dr., Portland, OR 97219,
Tel: 503.293.0748
Portland
Phone support
Allentown
Northeastern PA RSDS Association
Meets Monthly
2845 Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18104
Contact: Rae Lynne Tuffiash, 1040 Whitman St., Allentown, PA 18104
Tel: 610.395.0385,
rsdmail@aol.com Mrs. Daisy Bittner, 3638 E. Grant St., Slatington, PA 18080
Allentown-Lehigh Valley
Compassionate Friends Network for RSD/CRPS and Fibromyalgia
To join this free informational and educational network, please e-mail your first and last name, address, and telephone number. This is a confidential list which will only be used to contact you for meetings, events, and mailings.
If anyone would like to volunteer their time to be part of this network, please state in your e-mail.
Breinigsville
RSD/CRPS Support Network (by phone or will visit in your home)
Contact: Mrs. Peggy H. Grim, 8907 Breinig Run Cir., Breinigsville, PA 18031,
Tel: 610.530.7346,
kellie1@ptd.netrsdsupportnetwork.wordpress.com
Canton Lycoming County RSD Support Group
Meets monthly
Divine Providence Hospital (Private dining room basement)
Contact: A. J. Moyer, 2 Carlton St., Canton, PA 17724, Tel: 570.673.5548,
ajmoyer@sosbbs.com
Chambersburg
Phone and Mail support only
Contact: Paula Brown, 174 Highland Rd., North Guilford Hills, Chambersburg, PA 17201, Tel: 717.267.0806
Delaware County
Kitty Cares
Meets monthly
Contact: Kitty, Tel: 610.872-5631
Erie
Northwestern PA RSDS Assn. Support Group
Meets 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
June, July, August, September, October, Dinner in November
Hamot Heart Institute, Erie, PA
Honey Brook
Tri-County Chronic Pain Support Group
71 Wagon Way, Honey Brook, PA
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Honey Brook Presbyterian Church, Rte. 322, Honey Brook, PA
Contact: Craig Collier, Tel: 610.286.5728, or Georgann Geedey, Tel: 610.273.3163
Indiana
Meets 3rd Thursday, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana PA
Contact: Jamie Brown, Tel: 724.599.8341,
zoiemae@msn.com, or Mrs. N.J. King (hospital contact), Tel: 724.357.8135
Johnstown
Support Group for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute, 1450 Scalp Ave, Johnstown
For meeting times, please call Lori Murphy.
Lewisburg
Meets 1st Sunday, 3:00 pm
Evangelical Community Hospital
Monongahela
Monongahela Valley Support Group of Southwestern PA
Meets 2nd Tuesday
November to March: 11:00 am | April to October: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Monongahela Valley Hospital, Lombardi Conference/ Office Bldg.
Philadelphia
8-week therapy group for people with chronic pain (fee charged)
Contact: Sarah M. Whitman, MD, 18 Hilltop Road, Philadelphia, PA 19118, Tel: 267.265.2082
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PA Support group
Meets 3rd Saturday, 1:00 pm, in a conference room adjacent to the public cafeteria
Mercy Hospital: 746 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Group does not meet January and February. March meeting depends on the weather.
New members, family, and friends welcome.
Souderton
Montgomery County RSD Support Group
We will be starting meetings in late September-May.
Please contact for resources, support, and information.
State-wide
Pennsylvania RSD Coalition of Networks
Contact: Rae Lynne Tuffiash, 1040 Whitman St., Allentown, PA 18104,
Tel: 610.395.0385,
rsdsmail@aol.com
Cumberland
RI RSD Foundation
Greenville
South Carolina RSDS Association
Meets monthly
St. Francis Hospital Bernardine Center
Robert Schwartz, MD, 317 Francis Dr. #350, Greenville, SC 29601, Tel: 864.235.1834
Sumter
New Group
Contact: Donna Parker, Tel: 803.481.7521
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Nina is interested in starting an in-person or online support group
Statewide
E-mail and Telephone Support
Dayton
Loudon
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy & Chronic Pain Support Group Of Eastern Tennessee
Meets 1st Wednesday, 6:00 pm
The Tellico Village Community Church, 130 Chota Center, Loudon, TN
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Support Group RSD
Looking to develop a local group for discussions and support, for RSD patients, and well spouses
Nashville
New Group
Arlington
Home is Your Range: a group for people suffering with both CRPS & MS
Big Spring
New group
Contact: Krinkle and Debbie, Tel: 432.935.6278,
krinkle102@suddenlink.net, or
Lucy, Tel: 432.264.1213, or Tina, Tel: 432.267.1883
Dallas
New group
Contact: Antoine Beachum, Tel: 214.714.5381
El Paso
Phone Support
Contact: Anna Montoya, RN, 7320 Duxbury Dr., El Paso, TX 79912, Tel: 915.833.3668,
Fax: 915.845.3011,
mother59@excite.com
Houston
This group is just beginning and is seeking individuals to assist in coordination.
If interested, please contact Denise.
Lake Jackson
Spinal Cord Stimulator and Chronic Pain Support Group
The meeting helps guide those who are considering getting an implant, or have an implant. The group's main focus is to support those living with chronic pain, with or without an implant.
Meets 2nd Monday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
The Medical Center of Plano, 15th & Coit Rd (Formal Dining Room in the cafeteria)
Contact: Dr. David Hanks, Tel: 972.596.5960
San Antonio
New group
Western Texas
Phone Support
There are currently no support groups in Utah.
Find an online support group
here.
There are currently no support groups in Vermont.
Find an online support group
here.
Peninsula
Richmond
Virginia RSD Association
Summer: Twice monthly | Winter: Once monthly
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Contact: Virginia Porter, 9770 Osborne Landing, Richmond, VA 23231,
Tel: 804.795.5343,
rsdinva@aol.com
Virginia Beach
Meets 3rd Tuesday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Yakima
Hope 4 Pain
Phone Support
Clarksburg
New Group
Contact: Debbie, Tel: 304.641.8092
Greenbay
RSDS Hope of Wisconsin, Inc., of Greenbay
Meets 2nd Monday
St. Vincents Hospital
Also meets in Saukville
Greendale
Phone support only
Contact: Beverly Kitzke, Tel: 414.421.4536
Port Washington
New Group
Sheboygan
Sharon is looking to start a support group and to raise awareness.
There are currently no support groups in Wyoming.
Find an online support group
here.
Source: RSDSA
