Conservative Therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Study (Report‪)‬

Introduction Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a term that describes a variety of chronic pain conditions that are believed to result from dysfunction in the central or peripheral nervous systems. (1,2,3) Typical features include dramatic changes in the colour and temperature of the skin over the affected limb or body part, accompanied by an intense pain which is out of proportion to the injury responsible. (4,5) Alodynia, hypoalgesia, sudomotor and vasomotor disturbances such as skin sensitivity, sweating, and swelling are also commonly reported. (6,7) Other theories propose that post-injury CRPS is caused by a triggering of the immune response, which leads to the characteristic inflammatory symptoms of redness, warmth, and swelling in the affected area. (8)