This study aimed at evaluating the sensitivity, specificity, reliability and repeatability of observer assessment of thermographic images taken from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type 1. A computer program was developed to let observers rate the difference between randomly presented thermographic images of pairs of hands of individuals. The sensitivity and specificity, and potential lea...

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS1) is characterized by pain, swelling, and sudomotor and motor dysfunction. The affected limb is exquisitely sensitive, and gentle movements can exacerbate symptoms. Local or spinal mechanisms, or both, may mediate symptoms, including pain. Evidence of altered sensorimotor processing suggests that symptoms may also be mediated by cortical mechanisms.1 ...

PURPOSE This review gives an overview of the current state of research regarding the effectiveness of mirror therapy in upper extremity function. METHOD A systematic literature search was performed to identify studies concerning mirror therapy in upper extremity. The included journal articles were reviewed according to a structured diagram and the methodological quality was assessed. RESULT...

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS1) or reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is characterized by severe, nondermatomal, chronic pain, vasoand sudormotor changes, and a movement disorder. It can be preceded by a noxious event, though the presentation is often disproportionate to the inciting injury. A recent population based study (1) did not find any patients under age 10 and only three patient...

675 October 2014 I RRESPECTIVE of their underlying mechanisms, many chronic pain syndromes share several comorbidities. These comorbidities include mood alterations (such as depression), anxiety, sleep disturbances, fatigue/lack of energy, neurocognitive changes, and other vague symptoms including generalized diffuse pain states. These comorbidities reduce the quality of life of the patient wit...

BACKGROUND There is no study on the long-term use of prednisolone in post-stroke complex regional pain syndrome-1 (CRPS1). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term low dose prednisolone in post-stroke CRPS-I. STUDY DESIGN Open-labeled randomized controlled trial. SETTING Tertiary care teaching institute. METHODS Seventy-seven out of 396 (19.4%) patients with stroke had...

Analgesic effects of multisensory illusions in osteoarthritis SIR, There is increasing evidence that drug-free illusion therapies can be beneficial for the amelioration of chronic pain, particularly so for conditions in which some of the pain is thought to have a cortical origin. For example, mirror therapy and size reduction illusions can reduce pain in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (C...