If you suffer from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), you know. The pain in your arms or legs can be unbearable. You’ve looked everywhere for treatment with no relief in sight. But one option you might not have considered is ketamine treatment. Ketamine is an innovative therapy that has been shown to relieve pain where other treatments have failed.
What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
Complex regional pain syndrome is a form of chronic pain that usually develops after the patient suffers an injury or has a heart attack or stroke. CRPS is marked by an intense and prolonged pain, usually in the arms or legs, that is out of all proportion to the initial injury. Although CRPS is not well understood, we do know that the pain is caused by a malfunction in the nerve fibers responsible for carrying pain signals to the brain. These overactive nerve fibers lead to intense levels of pain which have you doing anything you can to get some measure of relief.
CRPS and Ketamine Treatment
Because there is no known cure for CRPS, treatment usually focuses on managing the pain. While such treatments as painkillers, physical therapy, and steroid injections can bring some relief, another option that can be effective is ketamine treatment. Ketamine is a safe and innovative therapy that involves the supervised infusion of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, into the patient via IV. Ketamine targets receptors in your nervous system in order to block pain signaling. Because CRPS is a condition in which pain signals are sent out of proportion to the stimulus, ketamine can be particularly effective in treating this form of chronic pain.
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