Fighting the Fire: How Emma Myers Took Her Life Back From CRPS With Help From the Spero Clinic
Through the help of Dr. Katinka van der Merwe at The Spero Clinic, Emma was able to get her life back from CRPS.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS / May 16, 2025 / Estimates suggest that more than 20% of the world’s population suffers from pain, while each year, 10% are newly diagnosed with chronic pain. Pain has become a “silent” epidemic for which the medical community has no answers.
Rowan County, N.C. native Emma Meyers had never been without extensive nerve pain since the age of 4. Instead of spending her childhood playing and having fun, Emma’s mobility worsened to a point where she could no longer use her right arm and leg and became wheelchair-bound.
Emma’s condition is unfortunately not unique. Over the years, hundreds of patients like Emma have entered The Spero Clinic in Lafayette, Arkansas. In many cases, those patients arrived when crippled with chronic pain, caused by a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS.
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