What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?

Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition that afflicts severe pains over a long period of time and can occur on different parts of the body.It is normally caused as a result of some type of dysfunctional  central nervous system which consists of the brain and the spine .

CPRS normally affects hands, legs or feet.You will find the injury may only have just been to a particular finger but the pain ends up spreading to the entire arm , and may even move to the other hand that was not even injured in the first place .During this period it is very important to keep the affected person completely calm and assuring them  that all will be well , since emotional stress is known to worsen the condition. CPRS is known to occur to persons of any age , although it is more common among younger women.The main symptoms of CRPS is the fact that compared to the injury that one has , the pain is usually in the extreme and in all cases it is known to get worse than better as time goes by .In most cases it affects the arms , legs , hands or feet .