Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How quick can crps progress in a patient who has been having mild and tolerable symptoms that has required no treatment for the past few months?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Variable: Everyone's course is different, and it's impossible to predict the evolution of this condition.
Answered 3/27/2014
4.3k views
Nobody knows: No studies directly address speed of progression of untreated crps. But this much is clear- the speed of progression is highly variable among individuals and. The longer it remains undertreated or untreated the higher the risk to spread to other limbs and become even more difficult to treat over time. I highly recommend you get it looked at and appropriately treated by an expert. Otherwise, yuk.
Answered 3/27/2014
4.3k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is hemochromatosis reversible through phlebotomy or must a patient undergo phlebotomy on a regular basis for the rest of his life? Does phlebotomy eventually ease the symptom so that this treatment may stop?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
What is your experience with patients with mild/moderate depression using 5-htp for treatment? I am taking 100mg & plan to slowly increase to 200mg
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Have osteonecrotic patients reported any symptoms early on in their treatment with bisphosphonates that indicated they would develop osteonecrosis?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
What is recommended treatment for stage 4 marginal zone lymphoma in a patient with enlarged lymph node in neck , no other symptoms & 26 yrs w sjogrens?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
CRPS. Symptoms (burning, redness, swelling, stiffness, sensitivity) mild- can it worsen? Best treatments -nerve block, medication, physio, SCS
Does mild CRPS progress to become more severe- with or without treatment?
When docs say treatment for crps (mild to moderate depending on day) should be initiated immediately- do they mean pt to keep the functional ability?
CRPS after injury/surgery. Pain dr- mild but will take time. Does it worsen without treatment? Options- nerve blocks, medication, physio- what's best?
Do all patients with crps experience allodynia? I have a mild case, i don't have a difficult time wearing long pants. I've been desensitizing my leg.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
