,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ehh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjai,ms4 ,wild 7= h]self1 ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick1 & ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,national     
,amplifi$ ,musculoskeletal ,pa9         
,syndrome ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas        
amplifi$ musculoskeletal pa9 syndrome 79
 ?is preamble ref]r$ to z ,,amps7 is a  
m$ical condition t causes individuals to
 exp]i5ce an abnormal pa9 reflex t      
causes con/riction ( blood vessels1     
bones1 & sk91 :i* deprives muscles (    
appropriate oxyg5ation & results 9 acid 
buildup2 ,:]eas ,,amps amplifies a mild 
pa9 signal into an extremely pa9ful     
signal2 ,:]eas ! #c ma9 causes ( ,,amps 
are psy*ological /ress1 injury1 &       
illness2 ,:]eas !re are num]\s types (  
,,amps1 includ+ complex regional pa9    
syndrome1 fibromyalgia1 my(ascial pa9   

syndrome1 neuropa?ic pa91 psy*og5ic pa91
 & reflex neurovascul> dy/rophy2 ,:]eas 
amplifi$ pa9 9 *ildr5 is n well /udi$ b 
is kn[n to include localiz$ pa9 &       
diffuse pa9 & is e/imat$ to affect #b   
p]c5t to #f p]c5t ( *ildr52 ,:]eas #hj  
p]c5t ( *ildr5 ) ,,amps are preadolesc5t
 or adolesc5t girls ) a pa9 rat+ ( #aj  
out ( #aj2 ,:]eas symptoms c occur      
acutely or take weeks to develop & may  
include pa9 9 "o or multiple limbs1 pa9 
?r\gh\t ! :ole body or 9 ! abdom51      
heada*es1 sk9 temp]ature *anges1 sk9    
color *anges1 swell+ ( ! affect$        
extremity1 vascul> *anges1 conv]sions1 &
 allodynia2 ,:]eas ,,amps is difficult  
to diagnose & pati5ts (t5 see multiple  
speciali/s & are prescrib$ a v>iety (   
unsuccessful m$ications1 proc$ures1 &   
surg]ies to treat _! pa91 :i* p]petuates
 ! symptoms ( ,,amps & burd5s families )
 additional heal? c>e co/s2 ,:]eas      
p$iatric amplifi$ pa9 is be+ diagnos$ ) 
great] frequ5cy b has no kn[n cure2     
,:]eas once diagnos$1 treatm5t & !rapy  

focus$ on a]obic ex]cise1 physical &    
occupational !rapy1 /ress managem5t1 &  
c\nsel+ h prov5 to be m effective ?an ! 
adm9i/ration ( pa9 managem5t m$ications 
& m invasive proc$ures2 ,:]eas !        
treatm5t goal is to re/ore function &   
return a *ild to ! *ild's prior         
functional level at s*ool1 9 sports1 & 9
 leisure activities2 & ,:]eas :5 pati5ts
 are 9 treatm5t focus$ on a]obic        
ex]cise1 physical & occupational !rapy1 
& /ress managem5t & c\nsel+1 pati5ts see
 a significant r$uction 9 _! pa9 accord+
 to publi%$ /udies3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7       
recognizes amplifi$ musculoskeletal pa9 
syndrome 7,,amps7 & ! effects x has on  
^? :o are afflict$1 p>ticul>ly ! m9or   
population2 &  7#b7 supports !          
designation ( ,national ,amplifi$       
,musculoskeletal ,pa9 ,syndrome ,aw>5ess
 ,day4