How to Treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Summary: Complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic disease that is characterized by extreme pain in the bones and soft tissues of the body. There are two known types of CRP syndrome that differ by the onset of nerve lesions. Type II CRPS is known as causalgia and shows obvious signs of lesions. Type I CRPS is known as Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Sudeck’s atrophy, Reflex neurovascular dystrophy, or algoneurodystrophy. Treatment for CRP syndrome ranges from electric stimulation to surgery and physical therapy.

In this series of expert videos, you will learn more about complex regional pain syndrome and how to treat it with physical therapy. Our expert discusses the different treatment methods for CRP syndrome and shows you how to use different exercises for treatment of this syndrome. You’ll see toe exercises, hip rotation exercises, wrist exercises, and posture exercises that will help the treatment of various aches and pains. You will also find video clips of our expert demonstrating finger exercises, shoulder exercises and foot scrubbing exercises that make your pain bearable.