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CRPS Stages
Progressive Clinical Stages of CRPS (1, 2, & 3)
Question | Answer |
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Pain: more severe than expected; burning or aching; increased by dependent position, physical contact, or emotional disturbances | Stage I |
AKA Acute inflammation stage | Stage I |
Denervation & sympathetic hypoactivity occuring | Stage I |
Begins up to 10 days following injury & lasts 3-6 months | Stage I |
Hyperalgesia (lower pain threshold, increased sensitivity); Allodynia (everything painful); Hyperpathia (threshold to pain increased; once exceeded, sensation intensity increases more rapidly & greater than expected) | Stage I |
Edema- soft & localized | Stage I |
Vasomotor/thermal changes- affected limb warmer | Stage I |
Skin- hyperthermia, dry | Stage I |
Increased hair & nail growth | Stage I |
AKA Dystrophic stage | Stage 2 |
Paradoxic sympathetic hyperactivity occurring | Stage 2 |
Occurs 3-6 months afer onset of pain, lasts about 6 months | Stage 2 |
Pain- worsens; constant, burning, aching | Stage 2 |
Allodynia/hyperalgesia/hyperpathia almost always present | Stage 2 |
Edema- becomes hard, causes joint stiffness | Stage 2 |
Vasomotor/thermal changes- neither warm nor cold | Stage 2 |
Skin- thin, glossy, cool (b/c of vasoconstriction), sweaty | Stage 2 |
Thin, ridged nails | Stage 2 |
Xrays reveals osteoporosis, cystic & subchondral bone erosion | Stage 2 |
AKA atrophic stage | Stage 3 |
Begins about 6-12 months after onset; may last for years or may resolve & recur | Stage 3 |
Pain- spreads proximally, occasionally to entire skin surface or plateaus | Stage 3 |
Edema- continues to harden | Stage 3 |
Vasomotor/thermal changes- SNS regulation decreased on affected extremity, affected limb is cooler | Stage 3 |
Skin- thin, shiny, cyanotic, dry; fingertips on involved extremity are atrophic; fascia thickened & contractures may occur | Stage 3 |
X-rays reveal demineralization & ankylosis | Stage 3 |