Category: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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An Overview of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Potential Treatments Complex regional pain syndrome is sometimes referred to by the initials CRPS. It can be an exceptionally debilitating condition that can cause patients to...

        Lumbar Sympathectomy Introduction The sympathetic nervous system is in charge of controlling the actions of the body that we aren’t consciously aware of, such as the heart rate, breathing or...

Why Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Requires A Multidisciplinary Approach Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is by its very nature ‘complex’. Patients who are suffering with this condition are often misunderstood (initially) because they are experiencing...

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Living With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Guide For Friends and Family Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is not easy. It is a chronic condition in the sense that it can be very debilitating...

            I reviewed a 47 year old lady in the Pain Clinic. She had an accident falling over a pavement curb in which she fractured her thumb, wrist and...

Role of Physiotherapy in the Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Introduction The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is defined as a chronic condition characterized by a severe pain following injury to the bone...

  A case report of a patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome treated with gabapentin followed by a course of stellate ganglion nerve blocks which allowed the gabapentin dosage to be reduced.    ...

              Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated with medication and lumbar sympathectomy History of patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) A 47 year old lady...