Symptoms of CRPS and How a Personal Injury Attorney can Get You the Help you Need
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a condition that is believed to be caused by a dysfunction in the peripheral or central nervous system. It is an intensely uncomfortable and painful ailment most easily recognized by symptoms of burning pain in a specific area, skin sensitivity, and swelling. Eventually the joints stiffen up and physical activity becomes difficult or impossible. This leads to deterioration in quality of life and a decrease in options and choices for an individual. Plans for the future become difficult when you don’t know if you will be able to move without pain.
There is no definitive “cause” of CRPS but it is most often linked to a previous injury like a bone fracture, soft tissue damage, or a part of the body being crushed. Common treatments include physical therapy, psychotherapy, sympathetic nerve block, medications, surgical sympathectomy, spinal cord stimulation, and intrathecal drug pumps. These are all expensive and long term, so patients suffering from CRPS have to take on a heavy financial burden if they want to live a normal life.
If you are suffering from CRPS that is the result of an accident or injury caused by someone else, you should consult with a Houston personal injury attorney. You may be able to receive financial assistance from either the responsible party or an insurance company. Where serious injuries are involved, we always examine CRPS as being a very real possibility in your future and take that into consideration when assessing your case.
Although the probability of coming down with CRPS, even after having suffered an injury, is slim, those that have CRPS can suffer terribly. For that reason it is worth seeking out a Houston personal injury attorney to review the facts of your injury or accident. The pain experienced with this condition is chronic and extreme, not something to be taken lightly. If someone else is responsible, then you should be compensated. Contact a personal injury attorney at our Houston firm. We will evaluate your case and help you obtain what you rightfully deserve.
Uncategorized | attorney_houston December 23, 2009
