Category: CRPS
CRPS: Pain Symptoms May Affect the Entire Body
November 12, 2018
It is said that good health is true wealth—and that escapes all too many of us until there is a serious issue like complex regional pain syndrome. Adapting to an...
Dystonia May Develop in Connection with CRPS
November 6, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a condition fraught with uncertainty for many—especially at the beginning. Rare in that it only affects around 200,000 individuals in the US (who have...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome—Also Known as Causalgia or RSD
September 28, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome or causalgia is known to affect around 200,000 individuals in the U.S. today. Those numbers may be low due to underreporting of the condition or lack of...
Bone Scans May Be Used to Diagnose Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
September 5, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome is a rare condition characterized by what is usually serious discomfort in areas that experienced trauma previously. What makes CRPS unique—and confuses patients suffering from symptoms—is...
Burning Sensations Common Symptom of CRPS
August 31, 2018
For many of the 200,000 individuals or more in the US suffering from complex regional pain syndrome, both the onset of the condition and following symptoms can be confounding. While...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children
July 30, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome lives up to every word in its name. Not only is it unusually complicated, but it is rare and hard to diagnose, and leads many to...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Causes
July 25, 2018
Unless you know someone suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or have it yourself, chances are you may be unaware that the condition even exists. Characterized by a wide...
Skin Sensitivity and Changes in Body Temperature May Point to CRPS
June 28, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic condition with no cure. While around 200,000 people in the US are known to have CRPS, it is thought that there may actually...
CRPS is a Physical Disorder Often Accompanied by Severe Pain
June 21, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition unknown to many. Said to be affecting under five percent of those with nerve damage in the US (although the numbers may be...
CRPS: Persistent Pain Requires Serious Medical Treatment
June 11, 2018
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is challenging for many reasons. The pain and suffering associated with this condition are the most difficult part for the approximately 200,000 individuals in the...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Symptoms Are Wide-Ranging & Unpredictable
May 8, 2018
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a condition that affects around 200,000 people in the US today. Unless you or a family member have been affected by it, you may have...
How Doctors Diagnose Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
April 16, 2018
Although complex regional pain syndrome affects at least 200,000 individuals in the US, many are not aware of the condition until it affects them or a family member. Chronic pain...