Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
EBM Guidelines
Jan 16, 2022 • Latest change Dec 7, 2022
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- CRPS is a complex pain syndrome that can be triggered by mild or moderate tissue damage (e.g. wrist fracture).
- It is essential for the recovery process to use the limb in spite of symptoms, to provide physiotherapy and psychological methods for pain management, and to treat the pain with medication normally used for neuropathic pain.
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Edema, M89.0, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Pain, R52.9, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Surgery, Traumatology, chronic pain syndrome