Question 1

what is chronic complex regional pain syndrome?

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Painful: Crps is a condition of hypersensitivity in your nervous system.  Although the exact mechanism is not known it involves your sensory nerves and your nerves that control blood vessels, and may also involve your immune system.  Characteristically the pain is burning or shocking in nature, an extremity is affected after a minor to moderate trauma and there may be color and temperature changes.

Question 2

anyone heard of complex regional pain syndrome?

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CRPS: This is a pain disorder that is thought to come from an overactive sympathetic nervous system. This results in high levels of pain and allodynia (pain from a non painful stimulus). There also changes in the skin temperature and texture. There can be swelling and sweaty/clammy skin in the area of the pain. There is certain criteria to meet the diagnosis. High levels of pain are not enough.

Question 3

what characterizes complex regional pain syndrome?

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Chronic pain: Complex regional pain syndrome or crps is chronic pain syndrome which can affect any part of the body including the arm or legs.  It has been speculated that it is a dysfunction of the nervous system but understanding of this problem is poor at best.  The treatment tends to be similar to other chronic pain disorders.

Question 4

complex regional pain syndrome. fancy name for what?

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Crps: This refers to what was know as reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia.

Question 5

what are the tests for complex regional pain syndrome?

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See below: There are no specific tests for causalgia which is an old term for what is not referred to as complex regional pain syndrome. In causalgia, called crps type one there is usually some associated nerve injury so we may do a test called an emg/ncs. Often we do a test called a 3 phase bone scan but this test is not definitivein all cases.Mostly we rely on our physical examination to make the diagnosis.

Question 6

what sort of disease is complex regional pain syndrome?

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Painful: Crps is a poorly understood disorder characterized by significant pain, more than should be present after an injury, typically in  the hand or foot.  There is often swelling, sweating, color and temperature abnormalities and sensitivity to touch.  It is thought to be a problem of the sympathetic nervous system - the nerves that regulated blood pressure, heart rate and blood vessels.

Question 7

with complex regional pain syndrome what else should i be looking for?

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Skin Appearance: There are many changes that have to be taken into account like skin appearnce, hair distribution, nail condition and temperature. This is a complicated diagnosis to make and should not be a do-it-yourself project.Over diagnostic methods involve radioisotope bone scans to look at bone metabolism.You need to be seeing a dr. Experience in diagnosing and treating this condition.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: complex regional pain syndrome?

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CRPS: Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition lasting &gt; 6 months which can affect the  arm, leg, hand, or foot &amp; usually occurs after an injury.

Question 9

need advice on what is the the symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome?

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Pain out of : Pain out of proportion to what would be anticipated. Cold  maybe damp extremity, discoloration from lack of proper blood supply, and long standing my have shiny skin.

Question 10

can anyone please tell me how to cope with complex regional pain syndrome?

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Challenging: Complex regional pain syndrome is very difficult to deal with and can be challenging to treat. A multi-modal approach including physical therapy, medications, psychological support and interventions typically works best. The earlier it's treated the better.

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