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Is CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome contagious?
Is CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome contagious? Clear, medically reviewed answer on transmission, with sources.
No. You get CRPS from an injury, or surgical procedure, or some trauma to the area of the body. Then in a small percentage 25-30 of cases, it can spread to other areas and sometimes even the whole body.
Posted Aug 3, 2017 by Chelsea 111
No, you can't catch CRPS from somebody
Posted Aug 17, 2017 by Chelsea 2335
CRPS is not contagious
Posted Sep 6, 2017 by [email protected] 5060
No it is not contagious in any way
Posted Sep 11, 2017 by Craig 1600
Not aware of it being contagious otherwise half my family woukd have.
Posted Sep 13, 2017 by Andy 3550
No, CRPS is NOT contagious.
Posted Sep 15, 2017 by DrLisa 3750
No the syndrome is not contagious
Posted Sep 19, 2017 by Alex 2550
No, CRPS is NOT contagious in anyway. You can only get this from an injury or surgery. It does spread internally to the individual but it cannot be passed to another person.
Posted Oct 8, 2017 by Valerie 1500
No Crps can not spread it is only caused by damage to the nerves
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Katie Banks 1015
No it is not contagious
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Robbie 2000
No CRPS is a nerve disorder. Crps is usually caused by an injury that the body doesn’t recover from or becomes more painful than what the original injury would cause.
Like if u stump your foot the nerve run to your brain and you feel the pain from stumping your toe. But something as well as the injury should heal and become less painful as days go on. In Crps the injury may start to see to be getting better but them continues to cause pain. The pain gets worse than what the injury caused from. Like swelling, temperature change, and severe pain.
Like if u stump your foot the nerve run to your brain and you feel the pain from stumping your toe. But something as well as the injury should heal and become less painful as days go on. In Crps the injury may start to see to be getting better but them continues to cause pain. The pain gets worse than what the injury caused from. Like swelling, temperature change, and severe pain.
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Joey7807 1000
No..it’s is usually brought on by a traumatic injury.
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Robin 600
Through trauma, injury to a limb, surgery . And no it isn’t contagious
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Aj 2000
The syndrome is not contagious. It usually follows some trauma, such as a broken bone.
Posted Nov 11, 2017 by Colleen85201 1700
no CRPS is a root nerve signaling disorder ,
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by Jim 600
No. The tigers are thought to be a severe sprain, break, or orthopedic surgery.
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by Kim 400
It is not contagious at all. CRPS is an autoimmune response to an injury
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by Shanna 5000
Not contagious to other people, but would definitely consider it contagious within the affected patient. I consider it this way because it has the potential to spread from the initial location to other locations and can potentially consume the entire body.
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by organizernut 350
No, it is not contagious.
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by ladyff1481 2050
CRPS is caused by either damage or trauma to nerves which in turn are reflected in the nervous system.
It is therefore no contagious
It is therefore no contagious
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by Margaret 400
No. Possibly genetic. Keep moving! Try to remain positive! CRPS only takes what we willingly give. Muscle atrophy is not permanent, so keep trying!
Posted Nov 12, 2017 by Thea 3150
No this disease is not contagious in any way. You can not get it from person to person contact.
Posted Nov 13, 2017 by James 800
No! It is not transferable from person to person.
Posted Nov 17, 2017 by Kayleigh 200
No this is in no way contagious
Posted Dec 30, 2017 by Sarah 1200
No , it’s not contagious and cannot be carried from one person to te next .
Posted Oct 25, 2018 by Misty 2100
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Nov 1, 2018 by Judy 3000
You can get it by an injury that affects a nerve or even stubbing a toe can give it to you. Soft tissue injury. Can spread by more trauma to other areas of the body. No, it is not contagious or spreadable to others.
Posted Jan 5, 2019 by Cynthia 4000
No contagious.
You have it, but can not give it others.
You have it, but can not give it others.
Posted Jan 16, 2021 by Patricia 3050
No, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is not contagious.
Posted Mar 29, 2021 by Sage0920 2000
Categorically not. Whether folks are pre disposed to this condition I don't know
Posted Nov 3, 2022 by Heather 5020
No, there is no way to contract CRPS from someone else. However, as they say "birds of a feather fly together" and patients or their support structures some how find each other fairly easily. The contraction of CRPS has been identified as a triggering event causing a neurological reaction. However, one doctor (Dr. Pradeep Chopra, MD, MHCM in Rhode Island, US) observed that many patients in fact mention having two injuries in a short period of time around the initial event, suggesting the second injury was in fact the triggering event, not the initial.
Posted May 6, 2026 by Flora Langel "Naanad" DeKock 1745
