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What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also known as CRPS)?

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What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also known as CRPS)?

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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that is believed to due to abnormal processing of sensation by the brain and spinal cord. This condition can happen after trauma, surgery, or other seemingly innocuous events. Typical features are intense burning pain, skin sensitivity, sweating, and swelling of the affected extremity. This condition had the name Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or RSD for many years. CRPS can strike at any age and affects both men and women.