In 2016, When Zoe Gellert was 11 years old, a 40-pound concrete paver fell onto her foot. Her long road to recovery seemed to be on track. However, after the injury should have healed, Zoe was still feeling intense pain and swelling in her foot had not subsided. After physical therapy provide to be too painful, Zoe sought the help of specialists, who confirmed that she had Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a form of chronic pain that causes a person to experience persistent, severe and debilitating pain disproportionate to the severity of the initial injury, surgery or illness. Read more at patch.com.