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CRPS Stages
Progressive Clinical Stages of CRPS (1, 2, & 3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |