Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a curious beast. It's not very well known and is incredibly rare and difficult to treat. A person in one of my support groups once asked everyone, What was your trigger How did CRPS become a part of your daily struggle Answers varied from an injured limb to various surgeries, and even after a tattoo in one case. Some arose as a result of simple accidents around the home. My triggering event happened due to the most mundane of everyday activities. I opened a door at work. As I pulled the handle towards myself, a heavy gust of wind blew it almost shut. The shock of the slam that would have happened if I had not been grasping the handle went through my wrist - and tore the delicate cartilage around the joints that provided balance to my hand. The official injury title that was bestowed upon me was a triangular fibro cartilage complex tear in two places. The pain I experienced was immediately disproportionate to the injury itself. The only silver lining a