Category: Crps

Patient Information Sheet – Radiofrequency Nerve Blocks What is a Radiofrequency Nerve Block? Radiofrequency nerve block or radio frequency lesioining is a procedure using a specialized machine to interrupt nerve conduction on a semi-permanent...

Case report of lady with upper limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated succesfully with medication and series of stellate ganglion nerve blocks Clinical History A 54 year old lady was seen in the...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome following ankle fracture Introduction I reviewed a 43 year old lady in the Pain Clinic. She had had an open reduction and internal fixation of a right ankle fracture in...

Introduction The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is defined as a chronic condition characterized by a severe pain following injury to the bone and soft tissue. The key characteristic of CRPS is the continuous...

  CRPS and Stanton-Hicks Medication Gabapentin/Pregabalin/Duloxetine Amitriptyline/Imipramine Tramadol/Oxycodone/Fentanyl Flecanide Vitamin C 100 mg b.d./NSAID/COX-2 Sativex Calcitonin/ Dextromethorphan Steroid/pulse (Prednisolone 30 mg for 7 days, 25 mg for 7 days etc. Coverage with Omeprazole 20...

37 year old lady with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated succesfully with Lumbar Sympathectomy. Presenting features of CRPS This lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had been previously treated with a...

Patient Information Sheet – Guanethidine Blocks What is Guanethidine? Guanethidine is a drug, which has a specific effect on the sympathetic nerves and is normally used to control blood pressure. Over years, guanethidine has...

Patient Information Sheet – Stellate Ganglion Block What is the Stellate Ganglion Block? Stellate Ganglion Block is an injection of local anesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue. These are the nerves that are a...

Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated with medication and lumbar sympathectomy History of patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) A 47 year old lady was reviewed in the Pain Clinic. She...

48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which the fibula...