CRPS

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (dictionary definition)

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:02:37 -0700

CRPS (dictionary definition)

admin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:23:11 -0700

Complex regional pain syndrome (dictionary definition)

admin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:50:54 -0700

Persistent pain after knee replacement

admin — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:02:13 -0700

After going through the procedure of knee replacement surgery it can be devastating to find that the pain in the knee has persisted. This paper discusses the possible reasons why this might occur.

There are a number of problems which which are the commoner causes of persistent pain after a knee replacement -

Conditions causing patellofemoral pain but NOT interfering with the mechanics of the knee

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:15:06 -0800

RND/CRPS literature of interest

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:22:50 -0800

RND/CRPS in children

Reflex neurovascular dystrophy

Abstracts

Collection of sites relevant to young people with RND/CRPS

Sites focusing on CRPS

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:17:36 -0800

These sites offer an authoritative overview of CRPS -

1. RSD Arena

2. American RSD Hope

3. International Research Foundation for RSD/CRPS

4. Neurological Associates Pain Management Centre

5. RSD Alert

The pattern in unmanaged or unmanageable CRPS

admin — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:37:38 -0700

The key with managing CRPS is to catch the problem early (in Stage I) and treat it appropriately.

If the situation in Stage I does not resolve and the clinician fails to appreciate the situation, a tug of will often follows between the physiotherapist pushing the patient to 'try harder' and the patient clinging to their crutches, becoming more and more distressed with the unremitting discomfort. The patient may be accused of 'putting it on' for the sake of getting stronger addictive painkillers.

Early warning signs of CRPS

guest — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:55:03 -0700

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) seems to be unrelated to the extent or seriousness of the original insult to the knee. Often the original problem is, in the grand scheme of things, relatively trivial.

The 'reflex arc' and how it relates to CRPS

admin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:18:33 -0700

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was previously known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and before that it was called 'Causalgia', 'Algodystrophy' or 'Sudeck's atrophy'.