March 07, 2016 February 21, 2016—Palm Springs, California—In a small study, auricular acupuncture proved to be a highly effective adjunctive therapy for neuropathic pain. This conclusion, based on a single-center study of 18 patients age 11 – 78 years, was presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, from February […]
Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2015; 2015: 956539. Published online 2015 Jan 26. doi: 10.1155/2015/956539 PMCID: PMC4321092 Potential Risk Factors for the Onset of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1: A Systematic Literature Review Tracey Pons, Edward A. Shipton, Jonathan Williman, and Roger T. Mulder Abstract Anaesthetists in the acute and chronic pain teams are often involved […]
Pain Medicine News ISSUE: DECEMBER 2014 | VOLUME: 12(12) Boris Yaguda, MD Story Source Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic, predominantly neuropathic and partly musculoskeletal pain disorder often associated with autonomic disturbances. It is divided into 2 types, reflecting the absence or presence of a nerve injury. Patients with either type may exhibit […]
The Journal of Hand Surgery, 09/30/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Malay S, et al. – The number of causal/association criteria met was adequate to support the scientific premise of the effect of vitamin C in preventing CRPS after DRF. Furthermore, vitamin C administration is of relatively low cost and has few complications unless administered […]
Case Study · April 23, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This case report suggests that complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), while demonstrating significant neurological symptoms, also is associated with skin abnormalities such as edema and erythema in most patients, as well as dermatitis, erythematous papules, folliculitis, atrophy, ulceration, and bullae in some. Dermatologists should consider a wide […]
Anis Jellad, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 95, Issue 3 , Pages 487-492, March 2014 Abstract Objective To examine the incidence and predictors of complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) after fracture of the distal radius. Design Prospective study. Setting University hospital. Participants A consecutive sample of patients (N=90) with […]
Paulina J.M. The Journal of Pain Volume 14, Issue 11 , Pages 1460-1474, November 2013 Abstract Our understanding of proprioceptive deficits in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and its potential contribution to impaired motor function is still limited. To gain more insight into these issues, we evaluated accuracy and precision of joint position sense over […]