Welcome to the May research update – see more at www.crpsuk.com ++++++++++ Pain Physician. 2012 May;15(3):255-66. Skin biopsy in complex regional pain syndrome: case series and literature review. Kharkar S, Venkatesh YS, Grothusen JR, Rojas L, Schwartzman RJ. BACKGROUND: Accumulating experimental and clinical evidence supports the hypothesis that complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) [...]
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – ‘it feels weird’
June 9, 2011 By 322 Comments
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) often presents with a number of signs and symptoms. The main complaints are usually pain, colour change (minute to minute sometimes), temperature change, swelling, sweating changes, skin/nail/hair changes (trophic) and an altered perception of the affected part. It is this last sense that I am going to focus upon in [...]
Managing your flare-up
May 5, 2011 By 218 Comments
A flare-up is when the symptoms increase for a period of time. Sometimes it is clear why this happens such as after new activities or exercise, an increase in activity levels, when you are unwell, stressed or fatigued. In other cases there is no obvious reason as the routine has not changed and you cannot [...]
