Complex regional pain syndrome—1: history, diagnostic criteria and etiology

摘要: Abstract Physical therapists and other health care providers frequently evaluate treat patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The term CRPS replaces the previous terms reflex sympathetic dystrophy (now referred to as Type I) causalgia (CRPS II). Part 1 of this paper describes diagnostic criteria for clinical features etiology both Types I II. is a multifactorial overlapping symptoms. Although much progress has been made in understanding CRPS, many questions remain unanswered. probably disease central nervous system. Yet, peripheral inflammatory processes, abnormal sympathetic-afferent coupling, adrenoreceptor pathology may also be part picture. It likely that near future current concepts will replaced by new mechanism-based or group leading improved guidelines. 2 series reviews physical therapy management CRPS.