For patients worldwide, getting a diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is often traumatic. This is usually followed by the question, “What do I do now?” These patients are often misdiagnosed and have had encounters with doctors who have told them that their pain is permanent. The most common suggestion from Western doctors is to manage the pain with highly addictive (and often ineffective) pain medication and invasive procedures.
Meet Dr. Katinka of The Spero Clinic
Dr. Katinka van der Merwe, raised in South Africa by a successful chiropractor, learned about chronic and acute pain while growing up. She was inspired to study how to treat patients with life-altering diagnoses that resulted in enduring pain. As she met and treated more patients with unique neurological disorders, her research led her to learn about CRPS and its impact on those affected by this terrible disease, known as the “Suicide Disease.”
All About CRPS
CRPS begins in one area, usually a limb, and can often spread to other body parts. Its detrimental impact can not be understated. Dr. Katinka and the Spero Clinic have discovered several non-invasive treatment modalities and approaches to CRPS that are changing lives.
Dr. Katinka’s main goal in treating patients with pain is to restore balance in the central nervous system, which, as many doctors and specialists believe, is the center of all things within the human body.
How Dr. Katinka’s Patients Find Hope in Healing
Treatments are specialized and unique for CRPS patients. Dr. Katinka takes meticulous steps to ensure she can utilize the most effective therapies for each individual.
“I am attached to my patients. I am incredibly invested in each patient,” Dr. Katinka stated. “I feel that it is a tremendous privilege for a patient to trust me enough to let me work on their body.”
Take Christina from Canada, who unexpectedly experienced excruciating pain in her left hand, arm, and shoulder that never subsided. A year later, the pain had spread to her right knee and shoulder. After exhausting all Western and alternative treatment options, Christina was successfully treated by Dr. Katinka and her team. A year and a half after first undergoing treatment by Dr. Katinka’s team, Christina has completely recovered and is living life pain-free.
The patients in remission tell stories of healing, hope, and the promise of a better future thanks to Dr. Katinka and her team at The Spero Clinic.
