Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - CRPS Animation

In this case, a vehicle at an intersection drove into a woman’s leg with her foot planted into the ground. The pressure broke the talus in her ankle into three different fractures that would need to be fixated with three giant screws. Months after her surgery, she would continue to feel a constant cycle of pain, burning, aching, and hypersensitivity around her ankle.

The CRPS animation opens with a high-level breakdown of the central nervous system. The brain communicates by sending signals down the spinal cord, which pass through the peripheral nerves to reach the arms and legs. Cells send signals back to the brain through similar pathways. Pain is one type of these signals.

During CRPS, signals from the brain can get crossed and be returned to the brain without the stimulus. An ephapse is a signal that passes from an efferent pathway to an afferent pathway, which causes additional signals to be sent back to the brain. This is interpreted by the brain as pain. This process causes a constant cycle of pain, burning, and hypersensitivity in an area impacted by trauma even after it appears to have healed.

The animation strategically anchored these concepts with visuals that simplified the complex processes and made it easier for jurors to understand why Mr. Taillieu’s client deserved a $2.4M verdict for her continued pain and suffering.

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[sassyd]

Love this animated explanation but as someone who had had CRPS close to 20years, keeps up with continuous updated findings, studies & very involved within speaking to many different types of specialists & researchers — got to tell you, this explanation isn’t completely accurate, is way too simplified & outdated.

Many things aren’t concrete yet & still being looked into & researched. But not even close to enough & Ctenophora different medical perspectives & successful treatments — that aren’t the norm, are often shut out to even discuss. Much awareness is needed with the public, medical professionals & institutions. Would love to see an updated video, maybe even with some music 🤷🏼‍♀️

Something like this would be perfect for us to share w/ friends, family, but especially doctors & all the different specialists — in order to better educate them about our disease.

If interested in learning more, please reach out. I’m happy to offer any insight & point you in the right direction for more comprehensive info. Take care.