Category: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  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...

    48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...

Case report of Complex regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated with medication and Lumbar Sympathectomy History A 47 year old lady was reviewed in the Pain Clinic. She had an open reduction internal fixation of...

Patient Information Sheet – Stellate Ganglion Block What is the Stellate Ganglion Block? Stellate Ganglion Block is an injection of local anesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue. These are the nerves that are a...

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 digestion. Typically, these sympathetic...

Patient Information Sheet – Guanethidine Blocks What is Guanethidine? Guanethidine is a drug, which has a specific effect on the sympathetic nerves and is normally used to control blood pressure. Over years, guanethidine has...

37 year old lady with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Case Report Medical Management for CRPS This lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had been previously treated with a number of medications...

  CRPS and Stanton-Hicks Medication Gabapentin/Pregabalin/Duloxetine Amitriptyline/Imipramine Tramadol/Oxycodone/Fentanyl Flecanide Vitamin C 100 mg b.d./NSAID/COX-2 Sativex Calcitonin/ Dextromethorphan Steroid/pulse (Prednisolone 30 mg for 7 days, 25 mg for 7 days etc. Coverage with Omeprazole 20...

37 year old lady with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated succesfully with Lumbar Sympathectomy. Presenting features of CRPS This lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had been previously treated with a...