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What is complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)? CRPS is a poorly understood condition that results in severe and persistent pain which can affect an arm or leg after an injury, such as a broken bone or minor sprain. In some cases it follows partial damage to a nerve …

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Desc riptors. complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), internal organs, spread, surgery, sympathetically independent pain(SIP), sympathetically maintained pain (SMP). IN TR OD UC TIO N The spread of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in vertical or horizontal fashion (upper and lower

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome What is complex regional pain syndrome? C omplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic (lasting greater than six months) pain condition that most often affects one limb (arm, leg, hand, or foot) usually after an injury. CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central ...

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CRPS physical therapy/occupational therapy (see Table 2) was developed in collaboration with the Washington State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Associations. 2. What is complex regional pain syndrome? Complex Regional Pain Syndromes are …

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Signs of CRPS • Continuous pain that is out of proportion to the injury and is often described as burning, pins and needles, or squeezing pain • Very sensitive skin in area, even to light touch • Changes in skin temperature, either warmer or colder than other arm or leg

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• Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome should be directed towards what’s causing the nerves to become inflamed • Treating just the nerves does not reduce inflammation of the nerves (that is why nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulators or any form of electricity does not work).

complex-regional-pain-syndrome-adults Cowell F, Gillespie S, Cheung G, Brown D. Complex regional pain syndrome in distal radius fractures: How to implement changes to reduce incidence and facilitate early management Journal of Hand therapy 31 (2018) 201-205