Progressive loading ( i . e ., loading extremities beyond limit of pain ) includes passive and active exercises to mobilize joints and muscle stretching and is believed to reduce sensitization ( both central and peripheral ) and may also restore autonomic deregulation and cortical representation in CRPS . As the name suggests, pain avoidance behaviour management attempts to reduce behaviours that maintain disuse and pain avoidance ( e . g ., kinesiophobia, pain avoidance and learned non-use, and pain catastrophizing ), with the goal of increasing self-confidence in the individual s physical capabilities.
