http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/...10;573-578.pdf

A 42 year old female patient undewent a series of 12 ... ECT treatments for ... depression ...

This standard treatment procedure for refractory depression completely resolved the patient's depressive symptoms. In addition, the patient's CRPS symptoms were also REVERSED. ...

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After 4 years of intractable pain and failed treatment attempts, following ECT, the patient made a full physical and social recovery. She no longer requires any pain OR depression medication. She now leads a normal life and has returned to working FULL-TIME as an attorney.
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Therefore, it is possible that ECT may trigger the RECOVERY PROCESS of the brain that has been reorganized by CRPS pain to its original form. Because our patient's symptoms did not immediately completely improve, it can be postulated that ECT may begin the process that restores the brain to its normal functional somatotopic processing capacity, but it may require a prolonged period of time to completely recover.