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Is constantly touching and or moving a joint with crps a treatment/ effective? even though it is super painful?

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Dr. Eugene Pereira answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Very important to: The whole effort of adequate pain management in CRPS is to allow for aggressive physical therapy and maintain function. So yes. Keep the joint active.

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Answered 3/11/2015

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