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These symptoms may obviously lead to depression and\/or anxiety.<\/p>

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What Treatment Exists for CRPS?
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CRPS does not have a cure, but it can be slowed and reversed somewhat. Outcomes are better when treatment is started sooner.<\/p>

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• Physical Therapy with joint activity and range of motion exercises may stop the disease from worsening and help patients become more active.<\/li>
• Various medications may be tried including: narcotic pain medications, anti-inflammatories, steroids, blood pressure medications, antidepressants.<\/li>
• Cognitive behavioral therapy can assist in living with chronic pain.<\/li>
• Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Blocks or Stellate Ganglion Nerve Blocks may \u201cbreak the<\/li>
• cycle\u201d of CRPS and help patients get back to more function while reducing pain.<\/li>
• A surgical sympathectomy may or may not help patients. It can sometimes make things worse though.<\/li>
• Spinal cord stimulator \u2013 electrodes are placed around the spinal cord, either in the lumbar spine or the neck (depending on involvement). This sends an electrical impulse around the spinal cord and can replace the pain with a tingling sensation. This may distract from the pain. It doesn\u2019t heal it, but it can mask it.<\/li>
• Intrathecal drug pump \u2013 infuses medications directly around the spinal cord for pain relief.<\/li><\/ul>

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  WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OUTCOMES?<\/strong><\/h2>

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  If the problem is diagnosed early, the outcomes are better. With quick treatment, it can be put into remission. Some people see symptoms go away by themselves, and others get worse even with active treatment.<\/p>

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  The largest study to date looking at RSD\/CRPS outcomes showed that if treatment was begun in the first two years of onset the successful results were 80%. As the time span lengthened after two years the results dropped significantly (Poplawski et al, JBJS, 1983). Between two and five years the success drops to about 70%, and after five years it plummets to approximately 10-20% success.<\/p>

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