A 36-year-old member asked:
Which doctors treat complex regional pain syndrome (rsd)?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
See details: Rheumatologists, neurologists or pain specialists are all good choices
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A 25-year-old member asked:
What sort of disease is complex regional pain syndrome?
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Dr. Sean MacKenzieanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 28 years experience
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.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
With complex regional pain syndrome what else should I be looking for?
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Dr. James Marxanswered
Pain Management 50 years experience
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.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Complex regional pain syndrome. Fancy name for what?
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Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 41 years experience
Crps: This refers to what was know as reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia.
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Dr. Yeshvant Navalgund commented
Pain Management 24 years experience
A painful condition associated with a part of your nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system.
Mar 11, 2013
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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Complex regional pain syndrome?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
CRPS: Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition lasting > 6 months which can affect the arm, leg, hand, or foot & usually occurs after an injury.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Anyone heard of complex regional pain syndrome?
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Dr. William Newtonanswered
Pain Management 21 years experience
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.
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