Chronic Pain/CRPS
Living with constant pain can be unbearable for any sufferer, but we can help with a lasting solution that gives relief and manages symptoms.
Pain is experienced by all of us, probably on a daily basis—it might be a simple scratch or cut to our finger, severe pain from an accident, or we might experience emotional pain if we have mental health issues such as depression or anxiety. Whatever the reason for our experience of pain, it’s actually a vital tool to warn us that we may be in danger if a particular situation or behavior were to continue. Generally speaking, such pain is relatively short-lived and the pain subsides as the body heals and we are no longer in the situation that created the pain.
Chronic pain is quite different and is identified as pain that lasts at least 12 weeks. Many sufferers may experience symptoms for many months and even years after the initial trigger. As the body tries to heal, there may be inflammation around the pain source to help protect the area until it heals, but unfortunately, if your body does not succeed in healing, you can also be left with permanent inflammation, making your experience of pain even more elevated.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is also a chronic pain condition, normally affecting one limb (arm, leg, hand, or foot), usually after an injury. CRPS is believed to be caused by damage to, or malfunction of, the peripheral and central nervous systems.
The effects of chronic pain can be very debilitating for the sufferer and can start to deeply affect day-to-day life, affecting mood, immune function, disturbed sleep, general motivation, restricted participation in social and physical activities, sometimes even leading to depression. Patients can start to feel isolated and alone, as people around them find it hard to understand that they are in constant pain, when there is no clear reason for the source of the pain. Many sufferers experience pain for many years, often suffering in silence as they try to function as best as they can.
Our highly qualified physicians can be trusted to give you the best care and attention and to make your chronic pain or CRPS be left in the past as we help you to move forward in your life through our revolutionary treatment process, pain-free once again.