Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group Medical Director

In 1990 Dr. Schwartz initiated and sponsored the South Carolina RSDA Support Group in Greenville, South Carolina. He has also been a sponsor and founding board member of RSDA.org. He is a physiatrist with expertise in complex, chronic pain, board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a fellow in vascular medicine. Dr. Schwartz practices at Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PA in Greenville, SC. He has been guest professor at the N.Y.U. School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and The Schmerz Clinic in Rottenburg Germany. Dr. Schwartz is on the teaching staff at The Medical University of South Carolina and the Bioengineering Department at Clemson University, Clemson, SC. He is the medical director or physical medicine services at Bons Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina and has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Robert G. Schwartz, M.D.

Learn about ten common myths of low back pain.

1) Rest helps: While it is generally a good idea not to overdo, there is no evidence that rest helps and there is good evidence that outcomes are better when activity is encouraged.

2) Degenerative Disk Disease: While degenerative disk disease does suggest wear and tear, it is present it virtually everyone beyond 35 years of age. Its mere presence does not in and of itself mean that it is the source of your pain. Ten Common Myths of Low Back Pain

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