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For crps, when will a doctor continue doing lumbar sympathetic blocks? how many approximately if i feel better after the first one and subsequent ones
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CRPS: As long as each works with both a prolongation in duration of relief and a decrease in pain severity when pain returns then continued blocks may be justified. There is no magic number. Current recommendation suggest that continued blocks in the long run do not help and may cause more problems.
Answered 4/10/2014
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