Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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Title: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Published by: Oxford University Press
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Contributors: Jijun Xu
ISBN13: 978-0197640692

 
Overview

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating and difficult-to-treat condition characterized by excess and prolonged pain and inflammation. Although CRPS can occur anywhere in the body following an injury or other medical event, it usually affects an arm, leg, hand, or foot. Our understanding of this condition is evolving rapidly, but treatment of CRPS requires skillful assessment and up-to-date knowledge.

Part of the "What Do I Do Now? Pain Medicine" series, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome presents 11 high-yield clinical cases to cover a broad spectrum of CRPS including epidemiology, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, pathophysiology, conventional and interventional management, choices of neuromodulation, ketamine infusion, spread and prevention, CRPS in pediatric patients, and adjuvant and emerging therapies. This book is an ideal pocket guide for those who are looking for the essentials and advancements needed to manage CRPS.

Reviews

"COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME is an excellent short guide to the titular condition. Editors Jijun Xu and Lynn R. Webster have assembled a highly interesting and useful collection of case studies that will be of interest to any clinician seeking to know more."
—IndieReader (read the full review)

"This comprehensive guide explores tools for conventional and interventional management and covers the latest updates... This compendium is an important overview on how to better understand CRPS and the strategies needed to navigate its multifaceted challenges and more effectively manage care."
—Blue Ink Reviews (read the full review)

"Eleven selected clinical cases are profiled for this book, representing a diverse set of circumstances and presentations of CRPS. This allows for explorations of vastly different syndrome origins, treatment options, prevention considerations, and the presence and challenges of CRPS in patients ranging from children through adults.
While this guide is directed to healthcare professionals, it is also accessible to lay readers interested in the broad spectrum of research and treatment options surrounding CRPS.

Contributors of articles to this volume are physicians and PhD researchers. Each offers a range of insights, from psychological and physical influences on who develops CRPS to genetics, medicines, and injuries that pose risk factors for its development and progression.

Medical students, in particular, will find the technical references and “Key Points to Remember” summaries at the end of each article offer important, easy informational quality that lends to both skimming and deeper opportunities for bibliographic pursuit.

Each profiled case has been chosen for its unique challenges, providing healthcare professionals with a range of considerations and tools when diagnosing and managing CRPS in their own patients.
Designed as a pocket guide but holding vast opportunities for further study and research, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a highly recommended addition to any medical library catering to healthcare professions, classrooms that include CRPS in their discussions and lay readers who would gain a better sense of the condition and its various incarnations.

The organization and clear presentation of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome makes it a highly recommended acquisition for all kinds of library collections. It’s important (if not essential) reading for healthcare students and professionals who would learn more about this challenging condition and its management."
—Midwest Book Review