Functional improvement after physiotherapy with a continuous infusion of local anaesthetics in patients with complex regional pain syndrome

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-97

  Mak, Peter H K ^a,b   Irwin, M G ^a   Tsui, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Complex regional pain syndrome; Infusion; Local anesthesia; Physiotherapy; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BRETYLIUM; BUPIVACAINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEUROMA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RAYNAUD DISEASE;

EID: 0037226085     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470117.x     Document Type: Article

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