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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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Name	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Related to/Also known as	Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Symptoms of CRPS	CRPS is a chronic pain disorder, which can occur after trivial injury, often involving soft tissue around joints. The pain is extremely severe, and far outweighs that normally produced by tissue damage. It can go into spontaneous remission or be a long-lasting problem.
Types	Type I - CRPS I, also known as RSD (when there is no identifiable nerve injury) Type II - CRPS II is what used to be known as Causalgia (where there is an identifiable nerve injury)
Useful national contacts	CRPS-UK https://crps-uk.org Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Burning Nights CRPS awareness and support in the U.K. and around the world www.burningnightscrps.org Pain Concern http://painconcern.org.uk Action on Pain https://tinyurl.com/ybzlm45a
New and events	Volunteers wanted for studies looking at Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in young people (July 2018) online study by the University of Bath https://tinyurl.com/ydgc8r3c Contact https://tinyurl.com/y7tbltz8
Online resources	Complex regional pain syndrome (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/yc652e4g Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (Arthritis Research UK) https://tinyurl.com/ycd5o3ke Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Medline Plus) https://tinyurl.com/yaqjgv6f
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on CRPS and on a wide range of disability-related issues. Visit our library to read Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Explained. For Teenagers, by Teenagers by G. R. Lauder and R. Massey. Or have a look in your local library for this book.

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