How to Use complex regional pain syndrome in a Sentence

complex regional pain syndrome

noun
  • She was quickly hospitalized and diagnosed with a rare and painful condition called complex regional pain syndrome.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • Months after the last of her 2016 drug tests, Brengle was found to have complex regional pain syndrome induced by venipuncture.
    — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
  • At 12, Lacie Mitchell was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome.
    — Dallas News, 29 June 2021
  • The injury led to the development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy, also known as complex regional pain syndrome, which has no cure.
    — Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Nearly three months after the injury, Scipione was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, court documents say.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • But largely absent from the show was a pain management disorder – reflex neurovascular dystrophy, also known as complex regional pain syndrome – that Sioux has dealt with for much of her life.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At an outpatient clinic, Tawfik treats rare and refractory types of pain usually associated with surgery or injury, such as chronic neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome.
    — Troy Farah, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Bates was injured while playing football at the age of 11 and subsequently developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which has left him walking with the use of a crutch and leaves him in constant pain.
    — Sara Spary, CNN, 30 July 2020
  • Wilson has arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), complex regional pain syndrome, depression, and anxiety.
    — Alice Oglethorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2025
  • What initially appeared to be a simple injury eventually developed into complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a debilitating chronic pain condition often considered one of the most painful disorders recognized in medicine.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

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