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ArticleJournal of pain research2018

Recovery from acute pediatric complex regional pain syndrome type I after ankle sprain by early pharmacological and physical therapies in primary care: a case report.

Yuzuru Takahashi, Takuya Tominaga, Kohei Okawa, Kohei Tanaka

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuzuru TakahashiSannoh Orthopedic Clinic, Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Sannoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan, yzrtaka@nifty.com.
Takuya TominagaSannoh Orthopedic Clinic, Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Sannoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan, yzrtaka@nifty.com.
Kohei OkawaSannoh Orthopedic Clinic, Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Sannoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan, yzrtaka@nifty.com.
Kohei TanakaSannoh Orthopedic Clinic, Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Sannoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan, yzrtaka@nifty.com.
Sanno Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComplex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) in children is a serious condition disrupting the family and school life of patients with the condition after it fully develops. It has been emphasized that early diagnosis is closely associated with earlier reduction of pain leading to preferable outcomes.

objectivesTo report a case of acute CRPS I in a boy who was found to develop this condition by a routine visual analog scale (VAS) pain monitoring and who recovered from CRPS I at an early phase by prompt pharmacological, physical, and educational therapies. STUDY

designCase report. CASE REPORT: A 12-year-old boy sprained his left ankle while playing soccer and was referred to our clinic 4 days after the injury. At the first visit, he could walk, reporting motion pain with a VAS scale of 80 mm. On day 5, pain intensity increased to 100 mm, and a diagnosis of acute CRPS I was made. On day 7, he could not move the injured ankle; therefore celecoxib and pregabalin were administered, and physical and educational therapies started. On day 35, pain intensity was 0 mm and he could walk and run normally.

conclusionRoutine monitoring of VAS for every patient in pain is useful to discover an abnormal transition of VAS, enabling the early diagnosis of CRPS I. Inflammation and peripheral or central sensitization are postulated for early development of CRPS I. The present case suggested a combination of physical therapy and pharmacological intervention with celecoxib and pregabalin reduced peripheral and central sensitization.

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ankle spraineducational therapynonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugNSAIDpediatric complex regional pain syndrome type Ipediatric CRPS Iphysical treatmentpregabalinVASvisual analog scale

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