DEFENDING CHRONIC PAIN CLAIMS - Guildhall Chambers

DEFENDING CHRONIC PAIN CLAIMS

Anthony Reddiford, Guildhall Chambers

Chronic pain defined

Chronic organically unexplained pain But c.f. ? Whiplash ? no objective signs ? CRPS ? multiple objective signs

Terminology

? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

? Fibromyalgia

? Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue Syndrome

? Chronic pain syndrome

CRPS

Previously: ? Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy ? Sudeck's atrophy ? Algodystrophy ? Causalgia

CRPS

2 (or 3) types: ? Type I ? no lesion to major nerve

? Type II ? lesion to a major nerve

Budapest criteria/Atkins criteria: Complex Regional pain syndrome in adults RCP May 2012

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