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When it comes to healthy living, diet is a key ingredient for everyone, but for those diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a good diet, a healthy menu with just the right foods, is crucial. Medical experts believe the wrong foods and other unhealthy…
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is frequently characterized as an invisible condition. People diagnosed with CRPS may look totally fine and healthy on the outside, but in reality, they are suffering from severe, chronic pain on the inside. The pain and struggles of people with…
Isolation, seclusion, loneliness, stress, frustration. Emotions such as these are what many of us are experiencing during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Imagine if this was how you felt before COVID-19? How are people who already felt isolated or stressed feeling now? Just ask those living…
Are you suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)? If you have been living with excessive pain for more than six months and are experiencing changes in skin color, temperature and swelling in a certain part of your body following an injury, this may be…
Finding ways to cope with chronic pain can be extremely frustrating and challenging. Chronic pain can persist for weeks, months, and even years. In many cases, such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), there is no cure. So what can people suffering from CRPS or…
A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain found that participants with a history of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) and a documented “inciting event”—broken bones, injuries, and surgical procedures—were 75 percent more likely to develop secondary CRPS/RSD after injury or surgery…
For many, the thought that football—an American tradition—could somehow be harming our nation’s youth is ridiculous conjecture. But I would argue that some of the most ardent supporters are unaware of the facts; in a recent issue of Living Safer magazine (pg. 13), I discussed…
Medical researchers have found that low doses of an intravenous anesthetic known as Ketamine may offer relief from the debilitating pain of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Their findings have been published in the Journal of Pain Medicine. What is IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy?…
Recently, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine selected Dr. Michael Stanton-Hicks as its 2017 John J. Bonica Lecture Award winner. Having been called a giant in the management of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) because of his extensive contributions to…
When 15-year-old Nazair (Naz) Jones woke up on November 5, 2011, he could not move. Then after years of persistent pain, complete loss of control of the use of his limbs, and the loss of 50 pounds, the once-healthy, gifted athlete was diagnosed with complex…
