Posttraumatic dystrophy (PD)
If your pain complaints from post-traumatic dystrophy are not treated properly or not at all, difficult to treat pain can arise and even disability. As a result, you can end up in social isolation.
Treatments
- relieving pain complaints with post-traumatic dystrophy
- activation and strengthening of the body’s recovery and resistance capacity
- building your physical resilience and vitality
- increase your energy level
- repair and renewal of damaged tissue
You can then:
- move normally and without pain
- pay attention to your life, instead of pain and limitations
- get back to work, school or sports and everything you enjoy without any worries
- feel yourself free and independent
What are the symptoms of PD or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)?
Post-traumatic dystrophy (also called PD, Sudeck’s dystrophy, CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) can develop after an accident to a body part. Post-traumatic dystrophy is a very serious condition that is not yet sufficiently understood. The severity of the complication is independent of the severity of the damage to the affected body part. For example, a minor contusion, for example on the foot or hand, can cause a serious form of PD. Conversely, severe injuries, such as a complicated ankle fracture, can result in mild dystrophy.
Rapid onset of pain and treatment
Post-traumatic dystrophy is one of the main causes of rapid pain, loss of function and disability after accidents or operations on an affected body part. All your tissues and all the functions of your limbs can be affected by post-traumatic dystrophy. If your pain complaints with PD are not treated properly or not at all, difficult to treat pain and even serious disability can occur. As a result, you can end up in social isolation.
How common is Sudeck’s dystrophy?
Every year, approximately 5,000 people in the Netherlands are diagnosed with post-traumatic dystrophy after an accident or injury. In some cases, PD develops spontaneously. Fortunately, the vast majority of the 5,000 people heal within a short time. The body should also be able to do this itself. But if the natural ability to recover is disrupted, you may experience long-term, intense, chronic pain. We investigate this during the intake. Post-traumatic dystrophy is an abnormally strong reaction of the body to often relatively minor injuries. The disruption of certain bodily functions due to post-traumatic dystrophy can, among other things (but not always!) lead to symptoms:
- changes in color
- changes in temperature
- excessive sweating
- redness of the skin
- change in skin structure
- swellings
- intense, lasting pain
- functional disorders