It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year – today – since this roller-coaster rare disease journey began. Even harder to believe is the fact that this whole saga was triggered by a broken arm (a Colles’ fracture, or snapped radius). After a full Read More …
As promised last month, in my post about Knowledge transfer, I’ll be blogging about interesting information that I find in medical and scientific journals on CRPS. Guess what? I’ve already found some! The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently published an article: “What Emergency Read More …
The title of this post is somewhat misleading, I’ll admit. There’s not really anything ‘new’ in neuropathic pain. What is new, though, is a just-published medical journal article. It first caught my eye because this article is presented as a “Disease Primer” for physicians and Read More …
Long before being diagnosed with CRPS, in my right hand and arm, I was very familiar with the experience of being a patient. As a child competing in multiple sports, I’d had my fair share of injuries and emergency hospital visits. Sprains and fractures were Read More …
Are there any activities that you loved to do as a child, and have continued to do well into adulthood? Activities that define you, even if only to yourself? That’s what outdoor sports are to me. They’re not something I do, they’re who I am. Read More …
Something I’ve noticed, across a few hospitals and specialized clinics, is that the tools used to rate pain often aren’t adequate. Not for my specific disease, at any rate. Let’s start with a quick rundown of some of the signs and symptoms of Complex Regional Read More …
