CRPS

Summary

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that mainly affects the arms, legs, hands, and feet, but may involve the entire body. CRPS symptoms often begin after surgery or an injury. The main feature of CRPS is continuous, intense pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the injury. The pain gets worse over time and often spreads throughout the entire affected area. Other symptoms may include color and temperature changes of the skin over the affected area; skin sensitivity; sweating; and swelling. The underlying cause of CRPS is often not known. Two classifications of CRPS have been recognized based on causalgia. Type I, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), in which there is no evidence of peripheral nerve injury and Type II, in which peripheral nerve injury is present. [1]

Symptoms

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) usually develops after an injury, surgery, stroke or heart attack. The key symptom of CRPS is continuous, intense pain that is out of proportion to the severity of the injury. The pain gets worse over time. CRPS most often affects one of the arms, legs, hands, or feet, and the pain often spreads throughout the entire affected arm or leg. Other signs and symptoms may include:

  • sensitivity to touch or cold
  • swelling of the painful area
  • changes in skin temperature, color, and/or texture
  • joint stiffness and swelling
  • muscle weakness and/or muscle spasms
  • Allodynia
  • Abnormal hair growth
  • Dry skin
  • Edema

Treatment

If you are suffering from CRPS, there is hope. I speak from person experience having had it for over 7 years. After trying every medical treatment known, as well as every experimental and alternative treatment I could find, some providing some relief, others not so much, I was taught what pain is, why it canā€™t be measured by doctors, and how to change it. After two hours of using these techniques, it was gone. Just like that. How could that be? Itā€™s not supposed to work that way. But it does.

I spent the next three years learning everything I could about this process and how to change it. I followed many rabbit trails down many paths and can now help you become free of this awful disease.

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References

[1] https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/4647/complex-regional-pain-syndrome