Disability, Medical Health Aged Care 23/06/2023 07:00

CRPS & pain expert available to discuss Netflix’s Take Care of Maya

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**Have you watched Netflix's Take Care of Maya yet?**

It's a documentary released on Netflix earlier this week that's quickly started to trend and generate discussion about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).

Take Care of Maya covers the story of a girl living with CRPS and how an encounter with a hospital that misunderstood her condition turned her family's life upside down.

NeuRA's Professor James McAuley is an expert on pain and CRPS. He is available for interviews to discuss CRPS, its treatment options in the Australian context and further elaborate on what is covered in Take Care of Maya.

Key Facts:

- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a rare neurological condition. It is a disabling pain disorder that usually occurs in a limb. It is characterised by severe burning, stinging and stabbing pain that is difficult to predict or control. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome affects approximately 5,000 people in Australia annually and is responsible for considerate personal, societal and economic burden.

Contact details:

Nadia Razzhigaeva

Senior Communications & PR Officer

0452 140 477

n.razzhigaeva@neura.edu.au

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