COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CPRS)
TEST LATEST UPDATED
CRPS Type 1 (RSD-reflex sympathetic dystrophy) - ANSWER -Presence of
initiating noxious event or a cause of immobilization (likely no direct nerve
damage)
-CRPS Type 1
CRPS Type 1Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain
condition that most often affects a person's limbs. The typical areas that CRPS
can affect are the arms, legs, hands, or feet. The condition usually
occurs after some kind of injury or trauma to the area. CRPS is thought to be the
result of damage or malfunction of central or peripheral nervous system.
There are two forms CRPS and they are referred to as CRPS Type 1 and CRPS
Type 2. CRPS Type 1 is also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Syndrome (RSDS). However, most clinicians will refer to the condition as
CRPS Type 1. Both conditions are characterized by excessive or prolonged pain
and dramatic or mild changes in skin tone, temperature, or swelling in the area.
Causes of CRPS Type 1
The exact causes of specific cases of CRPS Type 1 may be unknown but the
condition usually results from an injury of some kind the affected limb. CRPS
Type 1 may be in some way related to genetics so a family history of CRPS
Type 1 may predispose a patient to developing the condition. CRPS Type 1 is
also more likely to occur in individuals with some kind of nervous system
dysfunction.
Fractures or sprains are the injuries most likely to cause CRPS Type 1. For
example, if a cast is put too tight around a broken limb the patient may develop
CRPS Type 1. A sprain, or stretch/tear in a ligament, can also lead to CRPS
Type 1. Since ligaments are the tissues that connects bones to one another, this
can also lead to other medical complications, as well. Other risks for CRPS
TEST LATEST UPDATED
CRPS Type 1 (RSD-reflex sympathetic dystrophy) - ANSWER -Presence of
initiating noxious event or a cause of immobilization (likely no direct nerve
damage)
-CRPS Type 1
CRPS Type 1Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain
condition that most often affects a person's limbs. The typical areas that CRPS
can affect are the arms, legs, hands, or feet. The condition usually
occurs after some kind of injury or trauma to the area. CRPS is thought to be the
result of damage or malfunction of central or peripheral nervous system.
There are two forms CRPS and they are referred to as CRPS Type 1 and CRPS
Type 2. CRPS Type 1 is also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Syndrome (RSDS). However, most clinicians will refer to the condition as
CRPS Type 1. Both conditions are characterized by excessive or prolonged pain
and dramatic or mild changes in skin tone, temperature, or swelling in the area.
Causes of CRPS Type 1
The exact causes of specific cases of CRPS Type 1 may be unknown but the
condition usually results from an injury of some kind the affected limb. CRPS
Type 1 may be in some way related to genetics so a family history of CRPS
Type 1 may predispose a patient to developing the condition. CRPS Type 1 is
also more likely to occur in individuals with some kind of nervous system
dysfunction.
Fractures or sprains are the injuries most likely to cause CRPS Type 1. For
example, if a cast is put too tight around a broken limb the patient may develop
CRPS Type 1. A sprain, or stretch/tear in a ligament, can also lead to CRPS
Type 1. Since ligaments are the tissues that connects bones to one another, this
can also lead to other medical complications, as well. Other risks for CRPS
