• What does your acute Complex Regional Pain Care Syndrome (CRPS) pathway look like  for trauma and orthopaedic, rheumatology  and hand acute services? 

There is no formal pathway for this condition.   Patients may be seen within the pain service where they would be assessed by a multi disciplinary team. Patients may be y referred into physiotherapy from the pain service, Trauma & Orthopaedics, and occasionally via the GP.  Patients are assessed in  physiotherapy  and triaged as “urgent” ie within 2 weeks of receipt of referral and undergo a variety of treatments based on clinical need including mirror box therapy, ex rehab, hydro, de-sensitisation, advice and education.

The CRPS management – hand specific guidance is attached. CRPS guidelines