| 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.orgEmail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Burning Nights Pain Concern Action on Pain |
| Children & young people | 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/ydgc8r3cContact https://tinyurl.com/y7tbltz8 |
| New and events | |
| Online resources | Complex regional pain syndrome (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/yc652e4g Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (Arthritis Research UK) https://tinyurl.com/ycd5o3keComplex Regional Pain Syndrome (Medline Plus) https://tinyurl.com/yaqjgv6f |
| Our resources |
Visit our library to read Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Explained. For Teenagers, by Teenagers by G. R. Lauder and R. Massey. |
