CRPS Treatment: pain in ankle and leg for 6 years
General details and patient's info
| Gender: | Female. |
| Age: | 25 years old at the time of treatment. |
| Home Country: | Costa Rica. |
| Illness duration: | 6 years prior to the Neridronate Treatment. |
| Cause: | Ankle sprain, falling from the stairs. |
| Symptoms: | Very sensitive to weather changes: when warm and moist she feels burning pain, when cold she feels pins and needles sensation. Walking more than a short distance brings severe pain with nausea, vomiting, breathlessness. Putting weight on the foot, or just keeping the foot on the floor for long periods of time, triggers swelling and redness. Leg feels icy. Other symptoms are chills, electric shocks, sharp pain, allodynia, hyperalgesia. Pain is generally at 8 or 9/10. |
| Clinical evaluation: | CRPS diagnosis. |
| Time of treatment: | February 2024. |
Why the Patient decided to undergo the CRPS Treatment in Italy
Medical treatment the Patient underwent in Italy
4 neridronate infusions (100mg, I.v. in saline Solution 0,9% 250 ml)
See the Official Study on the Oxford Academics website: https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/52/3/534/1777330
4 Clodronate infusions, 4 Pantoprazole infusions; 4 Brain phosphatides + cyanocobalamin infusions ; 4 Hypothalamic phospholipids bolus doses ; Paracetamol.
3 sessions Massotherapy Rehabilitation Treatment with Physiotherapist.
Rehabilitation therapy is a full body workout which focuses on the general wellbeing of the body, to help the affected limb get back to its normal self.
9 days Light Therapy (in the hotel room, 30+ more minutes each day)
30 minutes or more of usage of the MTI Light Therapy reduces inflammation, increase micro-circulation, relax nerves and muscles, reduces pain transmission, accelerates healing, regenerates cells, and promotes cells activation.
9 nights Biophysical Treatment (5 hours each night while the patients are asleep)
MTI’s Biophysical Treatment is the outcome of 25 years of research and studies. It has been certified by the best Italian Universities, partners from both public and private teams. The Biophysical treatment acts on the roots of the disease, brings relief to the inflammatory condition, helps the cells regeneration, the oxygenation, the micro-circulation, and the lymphatic system.
Daily Report
DAY 2: Day trip with her Patient Manager to Maranello and the Ferrari Museum.
DAY 3: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 1st visit with the Rheumatologist, 1st infusion and 1st rehabilitation session. The patient is a bit tired and achy.
DAY 4: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 2nd infusion. The patient refers to some light flu-like symptoms but she is in a good mood, so she decides to have lunch with her patient manager and visit Verona center, with the aid of a wheelchair.
DAY 5: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 3rd infusions, 2nd Rehabilitation session. The patient has a low fever in the morning, but she enjoys lunch with her Patient Manager in Sirmione (Garda Lake) and the visit to the small village.
DAY 6: Day trip to Venice with her Patient Manager. In the evening the patient feels tired but very happy.
DAY 7: Morning pick-up by her Patient Manager, 4th infusions, 2nd visit with Rheumatologist, 3rd rehabilitation session. The patient today feels better, no more side effects. She also recognizes her improvements during the rehabilitation work.
DAY 8: Rest day, always in contact with her Patient Manager.
DAY 9: Rest day, always in contact with her Patient Manager.
DAY 10: Pick-up by her Patient Manager, drop-off Venice airport to go back home. Today the patient feels much better, and she is very positive about her recovery during the next months.