Finding Hope - CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Documentary with Dr. Katinka van der Merwe

1.5 billion people suffer from chronic pain worldwide. Patients have come from 46 states and 20 countries to The Spero Clinic. Many people come to us because we offer hope for pain that is considered incurable. We treat the whole body rather than just one body part. Our treatment is focused on the central nervous system, finding anything that interferes with it, and removing it so the body can heal from within.
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The Spero Clinic specializes in pain relief for symptoms some doctors consider “hopeless.” Many people report relief from symptoms like Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Gastroparesis, Fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and more.
If you or a loved one is suffering from Neurological Dysfunction, nerve pain, complex regional pain syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia, ehlers danlos syndrome or fibromyalgia there is hope! Contact us, Requesting information is completely free, we're here to help. Call: 479-304-8202
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Suffering from a Neurological disorder can be incredibly isolating, hopeless and frightening and we understand that. Our treatment protocols are not meant to directly treat CRPS. What we work to achieve is the rehabilitation of the central nervous system. The nervous system is a collective of nerves stemming throughout your body with the brain as the controller.
Your nervous system controls all of the information that your body transmits to communicate with your brain. In the case of CRPS, your nervous system being damaged, can severely malfunction and send signals in the extreme to simple sensory input. IE - the wind blows on your hands and it feels like a terrible burn. By relaxing and rehabilitating the nervous system, as well as correcting any other imbalances within your brain and body, we hope to reset and restore the proper functionality of the systems within your body.
** We are currently the only facility in the world offering this treatment, our expertise is constantly being developed.
Each patient brings new knowledge and a better understanding of conditions that are widely misunderstood. It enables us to consistently mold and change our treatment protocol to be the most effective that we possibly can.

[@pandadishon6062]

Its awesome that you help so many people, but depressing for those who don't have an absurd amount of money. Which i'm guessing is a lot of people in this world that will continue to suffer. Its sad.

[@utopiaria1514]

I agree I wish there were more clinics like this and offered some kind of payment plan or worked with insurance companies to negotiate contracts because it is out of reach for many including me

[@diddledee5219]

I hope one day I can bring my husband here to see you all. Hes had CRPS for almost 11 years and it's been a living hell for him. He was in the military and because of an injury is medically retired now. He has tried literally everything for pain. And I mean everything. Hes 40 years old and says he feels like an 80 year old man. He got CRPS in his ankles, then his shoulders and is currently having issues with his hips. We know its spreading there. Hes had two stimulators that dont help. I read about your facility from an article about a girl that is coming from Australia to see you all. My mission in life is to have my husband back. I miss him. This pain condition has taken his spirit and has really ruined his life. We have 4 kids and he is an awesome dad but cant do all that he wants because of his pain. I'd do anything to have him happy again. Thank you for caring for others and offering this treatment. No one understand what CRPS does to a person. I hope soon we can get enough money to send my husband out there to see you all. I know it will change his life and ours.

[@margauxf4321]

I'm also a 100% disabled veteran. I have CRPS in my foot and I believe it has spread up my leg after my third surgery this past Feb. I wish the VA would pay for our treatments at places like this. I'm fighting to have ketamine done because it's so expensive for me to pay for myself, but the VA refuses expensive treatments, even if they're proven to help our condition, and even if it's for injuries sustained in combat. This is a big reason why 22 veterans commit suicide per day!! We are in excruciating pain (both physically and mentally) and feel like worthless objects that have been used up and thrown away... forgotten and left behind. Something we were promised would never happen. (I'm not saying I want to hurt myself YT... don't flag me. I'm stating facts about our country).

[@Christinesobsevations]

Unfortunately money determines well being with these issues . Ppl that are poor ( because they are disabled ) are out of luck . Sorry , it’s not negative it’s the truth . No money / no quality of care . As dr k says . Sure wish they didn’t charge a fortune . So sad .

[@Christinesobsevations]

Also I’ve been told after the first 6 mos , then a year , chance of real remission is drastically reduced . I myself rebuilt my mobility and yep I’ve run a few times , power walked , got off meds but it’s still in my body . Levels of healing doesn’t mean it’s gone .

[@sonyaleigh3795]

I'm from Australia and have CRPS for 3 years

[@tamsnyder7698]

Thank you for giving us hope, to keep researching. We appreciate you!! I am a CRPS warrior. 💚

[@homeedconnect]

My college-age daughter had a hiking accident 5 years ago that triggered a chronic pain response throughout her body. Many MANY doctors and healthcare professionals have been unsuccessful in relieving her pain. Her condition makes it impossible to start a career or make plans for her future. She currently needs a wheelchair to get around, but can't wheel it herself due to the pain in her arms. Dr. Katinka and Spero have given her hope that she may experience some relief after all! She starts the program this fall. We are cautiously but desperately optimistic.

[@dowtish1]

Can you provide an update on how the treatment went?

[@erinpillman]

How did it go?

[@homeedconnect]

@@erinpillman My daughter is no longer at the clinic, but while there she has learned therapies that will help her manage and quite possibly end her pain. She is still trying to get on top of the larynx and arm pain, but the pain in her feet is no longer debilitating and at times is a 0 out of 10. Thx for asking. Be well.

[@erinpillman]

@@homeedconnect thank you for the update. I am so glad to hear that she is doing better and I hope that she makes a full recovery. Did your daughter stay for the full three months of treatment at Spero?

[@homeedconnect]

@@erinpillman She stayed much longer than 3 months. Many CRPS patients need much more time...6, 7 ,10 months. Many find hope and relief early in their treatments but can't get to low pain levels til further along. It impossible really to know since individual progress depends on so many variables. If this is your only/last hope, you may want to sign up as you weigh your decision. The waiting list is long and you may have time to raise funds needed to live there and afford the therapies. Expect to pay much more than they advertise. Sure hope you (or the one you love in pain) finds the help needed.

[@utopiaria1514]

For amy to be able to bend her leg for the first time in 10 years is AMAZING! I've only had CRPS for a little over a year and really don't want to live with this for the rest of my life, but I am also experiencing the same ineffective treatment that only tries to tackle the symptoms. we need a cure... we need more research to be done. we need more CRPS awareness in general... its a very isolating...

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

You should really look into our program - we have helped hundreds with CRPS. You can contact Anna, our patient care advocate, at 479-304-8202.

[@lisbethjones6555]

these videos always make me cry😢

[@haylobotha2240]

My little girl Heather and i cannot wait to get there , she is so excited to come and speak afrikaans to you in USA! See you soon. Much love from South Africa xx

[@isabella3025]

Hi did you come

[@hayleighbotha983]

Heather is in week 8 now and seeing great progress

[@margauxf4321]

@@hayleighbotha983 hello!! Has she completed the program? How is she doing??

[@katharinar.4463]

Watching your videos, I literally couldn’t stop crying, because to see how loving and caring you and your staff are, is something I didn’t experience in any clinic, in 12 years of CRPS and visiting every possible clinic in Germany... I have CRPS in both legs up to my hips, so severely, that I hadn’t been able to walk,stand or even touch the floor with my feet, since 2012. that was the year when everything spread from my left leg to my right... I really tried every treatment available... yesterday I just stumbled upon one of your videos and was immediately hooked, because everything you said about your treatment theory makes so much sense to me... If I could, I would snap and start treatment tomorrow 😀. I would love to know, where the patients stay during those 12 weeks? Is it like a hospital ward? Or do they stay in a hotel? I’m praying, that one day I get the chance to fly over to the US to start treatment at your clinic 😊🙏🏼Katy

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

You can email our patient care advocate, Anna, [e-mail] and she can answer all of these questions for you!

[@arifmahmood5745]

My nephew will b there on May 11th. Hope he gets max benefit from your wonderful facility. Wish u and your pts...the best. Dr. Arif. Pakistan

[@kathynicklas9845]

I’ve visited your website to learn more about your techniques. Can you tell me more about the ion purification that pulls toxins from the feet?

[@joannataylor7083]

I pray someday that someone will help me.

[@arifmahmood5745]

Well done 👏

[@dr.premlatadangi3676]

Hello mam is there any discount for poor people .who can not afford such big amount.

[@margauxf4321]

Please! Let there be a tiered scale based on income. Chronic pain affects all social classes, but it's the "working" classes most negatively affected due to not being able to work our typical hourly jobs. If by some miracle the state recognizes crps and grants disability, that's still not a livable wage. We have to scour through other possible benefits like WIC or SNAP just to EAT.... And that's only if paperwork is accepted and approved. For me, I don't have dependants, so I have never qualified for assistance, and have relied on the fasfa stipend from school. NOW. How tf do I pay full price for a program like this?? I respect their time and innovation, LORD I DO, but the fact is, the poor and working classes will continue to suffer in silence, surviving on $600/mo.

[@hutcho2357]

My partner has functional neurological disorder & understands we are probably looking at 100g. What is the percentage rate of people that have come good after treatment for this disorder? We are at our wits end.

[@foxibot]

Ketamine was a miracle drug for me. But my great dr died suddenky and now i just had cancer and my dr thinks i have complex regional pain syndrome but i nearly died a month after my cancer surgery. I had heart attack and stroke due to hyperakalemia and hypercakcium and i have had chronic pain since i was young but its never been like this

[@danielc.9209]

Myself have been dealing with this miserable disease since 2013. No help here in the PNW? About fell over with tears watching this. Any kind of help or direction would be appreciated!

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

So sorry to hear this :( Unfortunately, we are the only clinic in the world that offers our program. We hope to expand someday. You can visit our website at www.thesperoclinic.com. Don't lose hope!

[@danielc.9209]

@@DrKatinkavanderMerwe thank you for quick response. I will definitely take the time to research this. Thanks again

[@serinadelmar6012]

Do you know of anyone practising similar techniques/some of them, or do you share your knowledge anywhere else in the world? Simply not financially possible much as I’d love to see you.

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

serina delmar unfortunately, we are the only location in the world currently offering our program. There is a patient in Belgium that has trained in one of the seven therapies we provide. Let us know if you’d like her contact info by messaging our FaceBook page through private message (The Spero Clinic)

[@serinadelmar6012]

Dr. Katinka van der Merwe oh yes I would, thank you so much. 💓 By the way I think it’s absolutely wonderful what you’re doing. CRPS is such an absolute monster, for me it was localised and managed to live a fairly normal life but then was hit by a drunk driver about four years in and it swiftly spread everywhere, but on more optimistic notes, though I know very little about the practices you do, the idea of ccalming the nervous system, resetting the nervous system makes so much sense given the disease pathology. Wishing you every success and I hope to see this practitioner in Belgium (currently in Spain). Thank you again.

[@vp702]

Im sad ´because we haven´t this clinic in Brazil

[@Butcher.wally12]

Would love to try this technique. You barely mentioned anything about money. We have spent everything we have on this disease. Yes, I believe that this can work but I’m still hopeless. Needing money seems to always be a draw back for me.

[@utopiaria1514]

You are not alone in this, I also wish I could try this treatment but the funds are out of reach right now:/

[@isabella3025]

@@utopiaria1514 Hi are you suffering from crps ? can you email me at [e-mail]

[@isabella3025]

How much could be the treatment?

[@utopiaria1514]

@@isabella3025 yes i will email you!

[@LadyPashta]

@@isabella3025 It's $30,000, no insurance coverage. 10-12 weeks.

[@foxibot]

Is she a medical dr or chiropractor?

[@MrLittlelt65]

I need help how do you know if insurance will cover. I’m getting no treatment in wv. I have no money to travel. How long is the program. I’m at the end. I have a contusion on spinal cord that has caused all this now broken bones that has spread to full body

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

You can contact our patient care advocate, Anna, at 479-304-8202 and she would be happy to assist you. Don't lose hope.

[@garycunningham5363]

Where are you located?

[@safaaessadiki1244]

Thats amazing 🥺 do you make the diagnosis to make sure it's a crps? sometimes i'm lost i don't know if i really have a crps or not!

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

No diagnosis is required to come to our clinic. We don’t focus on the diagnosis or the “label”. We focus on restoring balance to the central nervous system so that the body can heal.

[@RateYourPain1to10]

Very interesting program and great to see such amazing results. We need more doctors out there like you and your team. How long does your program take to complete? I live in California and wouldn't be able to afford a long trip, nor multiple trips... I've had CRPS for 7 years now and just want my life back again so I can at least work to earn an income... I can't even imagine what it would be like to be "healed", or even pain free for any length of time for that matter! I recently started my own KZbin channel on CRPS and Disability, please feel free to stop by if you're interested in checking it out. 🙂

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

RateYourPain 1to10 you may reach our patient care coordinator at 479 304 8202. We will check it out!

[@RateYourPain1to10]

@@DrKatinkavanderMerwe Will Do! Thank you so much!

[@divinelov3777]

Hi have you ever had patients with Occipital and Trigeminal Neuralgia see results? I need a solution. Surgery is my absolute last option

[@DrKatinkavanderMerwe]

Hi, Elisabeth. Yes, we have had trigeminal neuralgia patients see positive results in our program.