COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) AND AMPUTATION: A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE

Doctor Alaa Abd-Elsayed and Eric M. Phillips, have recognized the importance of promoting awareness and education on the topic of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) CRPS). In volume IV of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Amputation: A Difficult Decision to Make , continues with patients sharing stories of their daily struggles with CRPS and being an amputee CRPS affects millions of people worldwide. The disease causes patients to suffer from constant chronic painafter minor trauma or surgery. The purpose of this book is to share the stories of how CRPS and amputation impacts the lives of patients. We hope that these stories will enlighten how CRPS and amputation disrupts the patient's life on many levels, from having family issues, social issues, financial distress, and how the medical community treats these patients. It is our hope this book will help educate the public, the medical community, and promote more awareness about CRPS.