You fell on a broken staircase in your Morris Heights apartment building and shattered your ankle. The surgery went fine, the hardware healed, and your Bronx orthopedist says the X-rays look perfect. But six months later your foot burns like it's pressed against a radiator, the skin has turned shiny and purple, and you can't stand the weight of a bedsheet touching it. Your doctor finally says the words: complex regional pain syndrome. So what is a CRPS case worth in New York

You broke your wrist in a fall on an icy Manhattan sidewalk, and the orthopedist said the X-rays look fine after six weeks. But your hand is still on fire. The skin is shiny, the color shifts from red to purple, and the lightest touch from a bedsheet makes you scream. You wonder if you're losing your mind — and the insurance adjuster has already implied that you are. You may be living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and in New York, a properly proven CRPS case is one of