Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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To determine the reliability and internal consistency of a set of low back pain (LBP)-related measurement tools and to determine whether they are appropriate for use in a large-scale, community-based sample in Israel. ⋯ Most measurement tools are reliable and suitable for community LBP studies in Israel.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2001
Case ReportsComplex regional pain syndrome type I treated with topical capsaicin: a case report.
This report describes the case of a multitrauma patient who underwent an amputation of the left arm and had a complicated left crural fracture with a delayed union. He was treated in an inpatient setting for preprosthetic training for a myoelectric prosthesis and to regain walking abilities. After consolidation of the crural fracture, complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS I) developed in the left foreleg, which hindered mobilization. ⋯ Capsaicin is a well-accepted and documented treatment modality in neuropathic pain states such as postherpetic neuralgia. However, it has rarely been described in CRPS I. Capsaicin is discussed within the framework of recent insights in the neurobiology of nociception, and it is concluded that it may provide a theory-driven treatment for CRPS I, especially in the acute stage, that facilitates physical therapy and prevents peripheral and spinal sensitization.