Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are both chronic pain conditions, but whereas CRPS is restricted to one specific area of the body, FM is characterised by widespread pain. Neither condition is well-understood in terms of causation, and diagnosis is based on subjective reporting of signs and symptoms by the sufferer. However, research is shedding new light on the possible causes of these diseases, which may lead to definitive diagnostic tests becoming available in … Continue reading Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: Recent Evidence on Causes and Diagnosis