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Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1: Part II
Author(s) -
Dunn Debra G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61231-3
Subject(s) - medicine , sudomotor , complex regional pain syndrome , hyperhidrosis , chronic pain , sympathectomy , vasomotor , anhidrosis , acupuncture , dystrophy , surgery , anesthesia , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology
Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1 (CRPS1) is a complex neurologic disease characterized by chronic, severe, burning pain; hyperesthesia; soft tissue swelling; dystrophy; hyperhidrosis; vasomotor and sudomotor instability; joint stiffness; and patchy osteoporosis. Five to six million people in the United States alone suffer from CRPS1. To date, CRPS1 is poorly understood and often is not recognized clinically. This syndrome requires early detection, pain control, and treatment in tandem with physical therapy to the affected area. Part I (published in September) discussed background information on CRPS1 and sympathetic nerve blocks. Part II focuses on the remaining treatment modalities (eg, sympathectomy, physical therapy, stimulators, trigger point injections, acupuncture, tourniquet effects, placebo effects, amputation). AORN J 12 (Oct 2000) 643–653.