Preventing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome After Distal Radius Fracture: A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation and Clinical Prophylaxis Strategies
: Evidence remains insufficient to support a single standardized prevention protocol for CRPS after distal radius fracture. Early active rehabilitation and progressive mobilization appear promising, but the available evidence is still limited and heterogeneous. Adjunctive strategies such as vitamin C and light therapy should be interpreted with caution, as findings for vitamin C remain debated in the literature and the evidence for light therapy is currently based on a single study. Other approaches, including probiotics and aspirin, have shown inconclusive results.
Authors
- Lucía Simón‐Vicente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-7316)
- Hilario Ortiz-Huerta
- Olalla Saiz-Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3602-332X)
- Montserrat Santamaría Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-3394)
- Inês Neves Serôdio
Institutions
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (PT)
- Algarve Biomedical Center (PT)
- Universidad de Burgos (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk11020158
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00