Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): management. Education, Desensitisation, Exercise and functional activities. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Treatment approaches
- Education
- Desensitisation
- Exercise and functional activities
- Mirror visual feedback
- Gait re-education and postural control
- Pacing and goal setting
- Relaxation techniques
- Coping skills
- Hydrotherapy
- Sleep hygiene
- Oedema control
- Vocational support
- Splinting
- Facilitate self-management
Evidence-based treatments
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Insufficient-evidenced treatments
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Non-evidenced treatments
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References
- Goebel A, Barker CH, Turner-Stokes L, et al. Complex regional pain syndrome in adults: UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care. RCP London May 2012.
- Perez RS, Zollinger PE, Dijkstra PU, et al. Evidence based guidelines for complex regional pain syndrome type 1. BMC Neurology 2010; 10:20.
- Tran DQ, Duong S, Bertini P, Finlayson RJ. Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: a review of the evidence. Can J Anesth 2010; 57:149-166.
- Cepeda MS, Carr DB, Lau J. Local anaesthetic sympathetic blockade for complex regional pain syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005, Issue 4, Art. No.:CD004598.
- Stanton TR, Wand BM, Carr DB, Birklein F, Wasner GL, O'Connell NE. Local anaesthetic sympathetic blockade for complex regional pain syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 8:CD004598.
