British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation RSD/CRPS Awareness Month - July 2000 (O.C. 938/2000)

O.C. 938/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

0' ■. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council-No. 938 , Approved and Ordered JUN 2 9 Executive Council Chambers, Victoria Achotitfrator On the recommendation of the undersigned, the bitlftemiTt, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

WHEREAS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is an extremely painful neuro-muscular disorder that affects men, women, and children and is characterized by various degrees of pain, autonomic dysfunction. sensory changes and loss of voluntai , function, and

WHEREAS RSD/CRPS results from injury or trauma to a leg or an arm, and can simultaneously affect the nerves, muscles, blood vessels, skin, joints and bones in progressively severe stages, and

WHEREAS the cause and the cure of this disorder are unknown, although RSD is treatable with prescription drugs, physical therapy, occupational therapy and emotional therapy, and

WHEREAS early detection and treatment are vital to preventing the disabling effects of RSD, which in its most severe stages can result in total dysfunction of an extremity and die entire body; A Proclamation be issued designating July, 2000, as "RSD/CRPS Awareness Month" in British Columbia. Aty)rney eneral and Minister Ly espons le for Human Rights Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify). Prerogative iossiool 3

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 938/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0938 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3986b0741792cd2bf99521db466440a8de37f51c

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