CRPS or RSD is a painful condition characterized by a failure of the nervous system to regulate input from the nerves of the body to the brain so that the patient feels hyperpathic symptoms such as severe aching, burning and chronic pain.
CRPS or RSD can be caused by medical negligence when there is a failure to diagnose or a by a failure to administer reasonable care.
Examples of such failures are: a large nerve in the arm or leg is stabbed by a needle during an injection or blood collection. A nerve that should be protected during an operation is not protected and becomes injured. A condition that can be diagnosed and treated correctly is misdiagnosed and the condition worsens turning into a CRPS type syndrome.
CRPS cases due to medical negligence are cases in which patients have a life changing experience. Frequently jobs are lost, relationships are changed forever and suffering is chronic and unrelenting.
At The Schlachter Law Firm we will evaluate your case and if meritorious, help to find solutions to compensate for the damages