Patients describe their lived experiences of battling to live with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a condition which is difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, and unlike other chronic pain conditions, it can spread to encompass other parts of the body 8, 32, 48. It is reputed to be the most painful condition known to man as measured by the McGill Pain scale, rating higher than amputation of a digit, childbirth and cancer pain 8, 32, 59. Previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), causalgia and shoulder-hand syndrome, CRPS is largely unknown in the general public and many health professionals will not encounter or recognise it in clinical practice 8, 38.

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