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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and head injury

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One of the things I have struggled with over the years is knee pain. Two pieces of surgery and it still hurts so much. I managed to get some funds together and went to an orthopaedic surgeon whom specialises in knees.

After some Xrays and an MRI the consultant gave his verdict - whilst he could see damage and wear & tears in my knees, that wasn't the problem but something more startling - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) which I had never come across nhs.uk/Conditions/Complex-R...

Where it gets interesting for us is that there seems to be a huge overlap between the symptoms of CRPS and those of Head injuries. Even the treatment is the same neuro inhibitors /anti depressants like Amitriptyline / Gabapentin.

Previously it was deemed to be a psychological problem but has now been accepted as being an actual symptom. /

I started me wondering how many people are misdiagnosed with either symptom ?

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