Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice and CRPS: When Treatment Goes Wrong
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic condition that causes ongoing pain, usually in a limb such as the arm, hand, leg, or foot. This pain is worse than it should be given the actual injury that triggered it, and sometimes the pain occurs without any injury at all (it can arise after surgery,…
Read MoreCRPS vs. Fibromyalgia: How Doctors Sometimes Get the Diagnosis Wrong
Distinguishing between CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) and fibromyalgia can be tough. They both cause real suffering, but they’re not the same, and the treatment needed for each is very different. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes get these two mixed up, and that can lead to wrong medications, wasted time, and even more harm. If you think…
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