Burning Nights CRPS SUPPORT
Burning Nights CRPS Support is a UK wide registered charity (Charity Registration No. 1166522) that works to improve life for those living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
As a charity we are dedicated to raising awareness about the condition amongst the public, health and legal professionals by providing CRPS awareness sessions so that patients can be diagnosed quicker to enable treatment to start more rapidly. We also offer support and detailed information to those living with CRPS, their families and carers, by way of an evidence based website and a helpline.
The charity is self-funding and relies entirely on fundraising, donations and contributions. Burning Nights CRPS support operates a 100% donation policy. All members of the Burning Nights team work on a volunteer basis and are in the main CRPS sufferers themselves and all are unpaid.
Support Services
What Support Does Burning Nights CRPS Support Offer?
Burning Nights provides a range of frontline services to help those affected by CRPS, including:
- A telephone helpline, manned by CRPS sufferers – our helpline is currently available in a limited capacity (01663 795055);
- A dedicated e-mail support system (support@burningnightscrps.org);
- A comprehensive, evidence based website containing information on CRPS, diagnosis, prognosis and potential treatments (www.burningnightscrps.org);
- A 24/7 online community forum;
- Social media support;
- A range of information and awareness products designed to help people understand the effects of CRPS;
- Regular local support groups that provide support to individuals and families that are currently in Manchester and Bath/Bristol but we are hoping to expand these to other areas of the UK;
- Annual National conference with speakers working with and knowledge of CRPS and disabilities;
- CRPS awareness training sessions to professionals in the primary care and tertiary sector;
- Attendance at exhibitions to raise the profile of the charity and CRPS
- Access to legal support
- Fundraising support which includes event awareness on our website, our e-newsletter and across our social media as well as limited awareness items
- Provide interviews and volunteers for interviews in the media and on social media
- Assist in CRPS research projects and surveys and help to provide volunteers
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and is a poorly understood condition which affects many people in the UK and across the globe.
CRPS can cause a person to experience persistent, severe and debilitating pain along with other symptoms. The condition may develop after an injury, surgery, stroke or heart attack, but the pain is out of proportion with the severity of the initial injury or trauma. The cause of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome isn’t clearly understood and CRPS awareness in the UK is low.
CRPS is a painful and debilitating neuropathic condition that affects approximately 5% of all injuries that occur. According to research CRPS affects 1 in 3,800 people in the UK which is approximately 15,000 newly diagnosed cases every year, which doesn’t account for those who may have been undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.
Please note that we are not medical trained and therefore unable to give diagnoses, treatments etc. If you do require medical advice please contact your local GP, your CRPS specialist or your Pain Clinic.
About Burning Nights CRPS Support
Why Was Burning Nights CRPS Support Formed?
Burning Nights CRPS Support was founded in 2014 by Victoria Abbott-Fleming who is a CRPS sufferer and has had to have both her legs amputated above the knee due to the aggressive symptoms of her CRPS. Victoria found that there was insufficient and current support or awareness in the UK for CRPS and after she was given the news that her second leg was to be amputated she decided that not only those living with CRPS needed help and support but also their loved ones, families, friends and carers. Victoria also realised that the majority of medical professionals did not seem to be aware that this condition even existed. Learn more of the Burning Nights CRPS Support story via Our Story.
CONTACT BURNING NIGHTS CRPS SUPPORT
If you’d like more information on the charity or would like to know more about our support groups or annual conference, please feel free to contact Burning Nights CRPS Support on:
T: 01663 795055
Email: support@burningnightscrps.org
Or complete our online contact form and we’ll get to you as soon as possible.
Our helpline is only available during office hours during the week and is manned by CRPS sufferers and so they may not always be available. However we do have an answerphone and if you leave a message we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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