title: [Non-drug therapies for CRPS].
abstract: State of the art CRPS therapy comprises medication, interventional therapies and non-pharmaceutical treatments like physiotherapy (PT), occupational therapy, PT with cognitive behavioural elements (mirror therapy, 'motor imagery', and 'graded exposure'), psychotherapeutic methods, local therapies and neurostimulation. These treatments are mostly as successful as medical or interventional treatment. These effects have been demonstrated in small but randomised controlled studies. Adjuvant therapies were shown to reduce pain and the severity of dysfunction in CRPS. Therefore, these non-drug therapies should be an essential part of any multimodal CRPS treatment.
authors: University Giessen, Department of Neurology, Giessen. Heidrun.Kraemer@neuro.med.uni-giessen.de
authors: H H
authors: HH
authors: Krämer
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Tanislav
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Birklein
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D062187:Spinal Cord Stimulation; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; D016896:Treatment Outcome