Ep 198 – CRPS: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A pregnant massage client, who is consistently late and unusually demanding, wants deep—really, really, deep pressure on her hip. The tricky part? She has been diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome: a condition that often begins with an injury but complicates to chronic, intractable, and sometimes spreading pain. And massage can make it worse.



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Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.                 

                

Recent Articles by Ruth:       



“Unpacking the Long Haul,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, January/February 2022, page 35, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1439667-january-february-2022/36.



“Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Massage Therapy,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, September/October 2021, page 33, http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1402696-september-october-2021/34. 

       

“Pharmacology Basics for Massage Therapists,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, July/August 2021, page 32, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1384577-july-august-2021/34.   



Resources: 



Pocket Pathology: https://www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app



Duman, I. et al. (2009) ‘The efficacy of manual lymphatic drainage therapy in the management of limb edema secondary to reflex sympathetic dystrophy’, Rheumatology International, 29(7), pp. 759–763. doi:10.1007/s00296-008-0767-5.



Lee, J. and Nandi, P. (2011) ‘Early aggressive treatment improves prognosis in complex regional pain syndrome’, The Practitioner, 255(1736), pp. 23–26, 3.



Safaz, I. et al. (2011) ‘Manual lymphatic drainage in management of edema in a case with CRPS: why the(y) wait?’, Rheumatology International, 31(3), pp. 387–390. doi:10.1007/s00296-009-1187-x.



Sayegh, S.A. et al. (2013) ‘Mirror therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)-A literature review and an illustrative case report’, Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 4(4), pp. 200–207. doi:10.1016/j.sjpain.2013.06.002.



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