September is Pain Awareness Month.Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a lot like it sounds and is a broad term for a wide range of conditions causing pain.The chronic pain condition usually causes long-lasting intense pain, swelling, sensitivity to touch or cold, and other symptoms in extremities — the arms, hands, legs and feet — although it can happen anywhere in the body. CRPS is typically triggered after an injury or serious medical event that affects the nerves in the body. But, of course, it’s not that simple. Some cases of CRPS happen without a known injury. And CRPS is more common...
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