THE FOLLOWING ARE SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS COMMONLY TREATED BY THE WASHINGTON ACUPUNCTURE CENTER. CAUSALGIA Causalgia is characterized by persistent, diffuse burning pain which tends to recur from various stimuli, such as contact with air or drying of a peripheral nerve. The pain may be severe and accompanied by circulatory disturbances, discoloration, coldness and excessive sweating of the involved part. The muscles of an involved arm or leg may atrophy from immobilization to avoid pain. There is no effective drug for curing causalgia, but some drugs may relieve the pain for a few hours after each dose. Most of these drugs have undesirable side effects and are addictive. Acupuncture has been very successful in giving lasting relief from the pain of causalgia When the pain is relieved, the patient becomes able to use the involved part normally and thereby reduce the other symptoms of this condition. Improving nutrition will speed recovery from all the symptoms of causalgia Daily intake of vitamins is recommended As pain is relieved, mild exercise of the involved part should begin. It is important to avoid chilling and medications which may be neurotoxic, such as tranquilizers next