It helps only if it is NOT causing major pain flares. Anything that makes your pain a LOT worse is bad news for your CRPS as it stimulates those already over active pain receptors...

I am surprised that they are doing this aggressive therapy at the same time as settling you into a new pain medication (the Lyrica). It's better to stabilise your pain and current symptoms with the new med (if possible ) and then start the therapy, knowing your 'normal' pain levels and physical impairment. That way you know how your body is reacting to the therapy and can be careful not to push too hard... At the moment, they are never going to know where your pain SHOULD be - and conversely whether or not they are pushing you too hard.

I'm doing ok on 50mg of Lyrica morning and night, and although I can up it if I need to get through a bad patch, generally that keeps me ticking over. BUT I only know that because I had no other changes going on at the time I tried it... If I'd been still deep in physio I'd never have known, and probably would have titrated up to the big doses again - not realising that I was actually trying to control a pain flare caused by the physio, rather than my usual levels.

Be aware of your body and call stop on this if you aren't happy at any point. There are too many of us made worse by poor/careless/ignorant medics who THINK they know CRPS....but actually know far less than us.

Take care of yourself and really good luck.

Bram.