- Description
- Painful, burning, numb sensation with skin
discoloration and temperature changes
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- Cause:
- Injury (trauma, stroke, diabetes, impingement)
of the autonomic nervous system portion of nerves
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- Treatment
- Good candidate for Spinal Cord Stimulator
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- Example
- Patient developed CRPS
(=RSD) after suffering
rotator cuff injury
- CRPS in leg from poor circulation and
vasculitis caused by diabetes
- Radicular extremity pain from permanent nerve
damage
- Unsuccessful drug therapy
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- Results
- 60% pain relief
- Decreased need for medication
- Increased activity level; retraining for work
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