Since I am a responder to tDCS (which in itself is amazing since nothing else worked) I often wonder how the course of my illness would have been effected had I begun tDCS treatments immediately upon diagnosis. So far the clinical trials take patients with a duration of at least 18 months or patients who have more advanced symptoms or who have had CRPS for years.

If anyone is out there whose diagnosis is within three months of initial trauma please consider tDCS as a part of your aggressive treatment plan. tDCS addresses cortical reorganization which is the root cause of the illness.

Had I known what I know now I would have engaged in aggressive physical therapy, taken no narcotics, used my TENS unit, taken Trazadone for sleep and treated with tDCS.

Hope this helps someone!