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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with associated dystonia is a severely debilitating condition often refractory to conventional management. We present a case report of three patients with chronic, treatment-refractory CRPS-related limb dystonia. Patients were treated with multiday intravenous ketamine infusions (target dose 30 mg/hour) every 3–6 months, supplemented with oral ketamine troches. This treatment protocol resulted in the complete resolution of dystonia in two patients and significant functional improvement in the third. The treatment was well-tolerated, with transient and manageable adverse events including nausea and hypertension. While these findings are limited due to the small sample size and lack of randomisation, this case report presents a potentially promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of CRPS-related motor complications in carefully selected patients with appropriate monitoring.