Additional Conditions
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
A nervous system-driven condition producing severe, disproportionate pain, skin changes, and swelling in an affected limb.
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Clinical Overview
CRPS is uncommon but highly disabling, with substantial long-term pain and function impact in many patients. (Source to be confirmed by SCOPES Health clinical team.)
Condition Definition
CRPS is a chronic pain condition, usually post-injury or post-surgery, where pain is disproportionate to the initial event and involves sensory, autonomic, and motor abnormalities.
Common Causes
Mechanisms involve dysregulation of sympathetic activity and central sensitization after injury, with persistent abnormal pain signaling and autonomic changes.
Typical Symptoms
Typical features include severe burning/throbbing pain, temperature/color changes, swelling, allodynia, sweating changes, and motor dysfunction in the affected limb.
SCOPES Clinical Approach
SCOPES Health uses a multidisciplinary approach with early intervention. Sympathetic blocks, SCS, DRG stimulation, and PNS are selected based on presentation and limb distribution.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is CRPS diagnosed?
Diagnosis is clinical using Budapest Criteria, supported by testing to exclude other conditions when needed.
Is CRPS permanent?
Without treatment it may persist and worsen; early multidisciplinary treatment improves long-term outcomes.
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