Sudeck’s disease<\/strong>, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a rare, infrequent, multi-symptomatological and chronic affectation of one or several parts of the body, usually an extremity. It consists of the appearance of a pathology secondary to trauma, damage, surgical intervention, long-term rest or other causes, in which the system is altered and on the defensive. <\/p>\n Early diagnosis is very important for a good prognosis of Sudeck’s disease. A diagnosis at the earliest stage could avoid very painful stages, slow recovery and secondary complications. <\/p>\n The diagnosis <\/strong>is based on the clinical history, to know if the patient has suffered any triggering situation and to rule out other pathologies.<\/p>\n The differential diagnosis will depend on the evolutionary stage of the disease, in each stage we should rule out different pathologies.<\/p>\n The complementary tests<\/strong> that can help us to make the diagnosis are:<\/p>\n Sudeck<\/strong> manifests with the presence of deep, intense (burning) and scattered pain in the affected area(s) (usually extremities), skin (pallor) and sensory (allodynia) alterations, abnormal sweating, edema, muscle and bone atrophy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is not known why the Sympathetic Nervous System<\/strong> is in “active mode” continuously, originating an inflammatory response that perpetuates the symptomatology of Sudeck’s disease.<\/p>\n In our MIVI centers, most of the SUDECK<\/strong> patients we have treated have been diagnosed after a prolonged period of immobilization, regardless of the reason for the immobilization (fracture, surgery, trauma).<\/p>\n Treatment <\/strong>should be as early as possible (to avoid chronicity), multidisciplinary (physiotherapeutic, psychological, pharmacological, orthopedic) and individualized.<\/p>\n Pharmacological treatment <\/em><\/strong>to alleviate the symptoms, especially analgesics. In more acute or intense cases of pain, nerve blocks may be used. <\/p>\n The physiotherapeutic treatment<\/strong><\/em> is oriented to treat the symptoms and reeducate the patient to use the affected limb and recover mobility, strength and functionality. The patient’s involvement in the rehabilitation is very important. It will be a “soft” treatment, we do not want to provoke an increase in pain or a defense reaction of the body. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The physiotherapeutic techniques used are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The physical exercise<\/strong> <\/em>gentle and painless physical exercise helps the patient’s physical and psychological improvement. Exercise performed in the aquatic environment is very beneficial. <\/p>\n How orthopedic therapy<\/em><\/strong> and complementary therapy, the use of compression stockings suitable for this pathology is recommended.<\/p>\n The psychological treatment<\/em><\/strong> in many cases is advisable, especially in advanced stages, since the patient suffers intense pain, which usually takes a long time to be diagnosed and incapacitates his daily life. Pain management techniques are often taught to cope with the pathology. <\/p>\n Some supplements <\/em><\/strong>such as calcium, vitamin B complex, magnesium, tryptophan and melatonin help treat both bone, regulate pain and stimulate the parasympathetic system. Always supervised by your doctor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is Sudeck’s disease? Sudeck’s disease, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1003],"tags":[1070,1071,1072,1073,1074,1075,1076,1077,1078,1079,1068,1069],"ppma_author":[1384],"class_list":["post-59680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pain-in-extremities","tag-sudeck-disease","tag-it-is-possible-to-work-with-sudecks-syndrome","tag-aftereffects-of-sudeck","tag-sudecks-syndrome","tag-sudeck-hand-syndrome","tag-sudeck-foot-syndrome","tag-sudeck-ankle-syndrome","tag-symptoms-sudeck-disease","tag-sudeck-phases","tag-sudeck-treatment","tag-diagnotisco-sudeck-en","tag-sudecks-syndrome-can-be-cured","author-irene"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDiagnosis of Sudeck’s disease<\/h3>\n
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The main symptoms<\/strong> are:<\/h2>\n
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Risk factors for Sudeck’s disease<\/h2>\n
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Treatments for Sudeck’s disease<\/h2>\n
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