Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition which develops after an injury, and continues after the injury has healed. The injury is often a small one that people would expect to quickly recover from.
Chronic pain of any sort is a misery and whilst CRPS is very difficult to manage, the main aims are to relieve pain and increase movement and use of the limb. Our Physios can help in increasing mobility in the limb (early mobilisation of any injured limb will help to prevent CRPS in the first place). The basis of therapy is passive range of motion and isometric strengthening. In combination with this heat therapy has been proven to work in most patients
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