Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) can be a tricky beast. Luckily we have Miranda Materi on the podcast today to help us better understand this intimidating condition in order to give our patients the best possible outcome. Miranda received her professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from Creighton University in 2006. After practicing hand therapy for five years, she became a certified hand therapist. She has a strong interest in research and development in clinical settings and has participated in many studies. Miranda has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and currently is an adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University. She is also co-leader of the Hand Therapy Academy, alongside our buddy Josh MacDonald, who we talked with back in episode eight.

In this episode, we dive into everything CRPS: diagnostic types, typical patient demographic, symptoms to look out for, why it's critical to diagnose and treat early, and unique treatment approaches that are backed in evidence (and require a holistic, mind-body perspective). Miranda has a way of breaking down this complex condition to help clinicians feel educated, empowered, and equipped to treat.