Head, Face, and Neck Pain Science, Evaluation, and Management An Interdisciplinary Approach

by Mehta, Noshir; Maloney, George E.; Bana, Dhirendra S.; Scrivani, Steven J.

• ISBN13: 9780470049952
• ISBN10: 0470049952
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-10
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The most comprehensive guide ever created for head, face, and neck (HFN) pain, this multi-author book offers the very latest research and therapeutic information on this important and hugely interdisciplinary topic. A unique professional reference, it is also easy to use as a textbook within diverse educational institutions and programs. Content adheres strictly to the latest established guidelines for pain management in the medical and dental professions.

Author Biography

Noshir Mehta is Professor of Dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he is also Chairperson of General Dentistry and Director of the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center. Dr. Mehta is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and is a world authority on HFN pain.

George Maloney is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and on the faculty of the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center. Dr. Maloney was the recent past Chair of the Special Interest Section in TMD, Cervical Spinal and Orofacial Pain of the American Headache Society. Dr. Maloney is certified in medical acupuncture from UCLA and has a master's degree in Chinese and Japanese Acupuncture. Dr. Maloney is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain.

Dhirendra S. Bana is a Diplomate of The American Board of Internal Medicine and Diplomate of the American Board of Nephrology and Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is an Instructor in Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Senior Attending with the Headache Research Foundation and the John P. Graham Headache Center from 1973-1995, where he was director of Headache Research; Senior Attending at the Headache and Pain Center at Faulkner Hospital and Assistant Staff at The Craniofacial Pain Center at Tufts University. He is currently Director of the John R. Graham Headache Center at Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Steven J. Scrivani is an oral surgeon and Associate Professor of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine at The Craniofacial Pain Center. Previously, Dr. Scrivani was Assistant Director of the Harvard/MGH Craniofacial Pain Clinic, and Director of the Columbia/Cornell Center for Oral, Facial and Head Pain.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Basic Concepts of Head, Face and Neck Pain

Head, Face and Neck Pain, Science, Evaluation and Management - An Interdisciplinary Approach

The Experience of Pain: Psychosocial Assessment

Psychosocial Interventions in the Treatment of Pain

Pain, Disability and Medico-Legal Issues

Structural and Functional Imaging of the Trigeminal System

Neurostimuation for Head and Face Pain

Head Pain

History of Headache

Epidemiology of Headaches

Classification of Headaches

Migraine - Speirings

Tension-Type Headache and Myofascial Pain

Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias

Post-traumatic Headache

Secondary Headaches

Facial Structures and Headache: Eye, Ear, Nose Sinuses and Teeth

Jaw Dysfunction and Headache

Sleep Disorders and Headache

Substance Use and Headache

Chronic Daily Headache

Primary Headache Disorders in Women

Facial Pain

Prevalence of Chronic Orofacial Pain Disorders

Tooth Related Pain

Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Facial Pain

Masticatory Myofascial Pain Disorders

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Maxillofacial Relationships and Facial Pain

Neuropathic Orofacial Pain

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Disorders Diagnosis and Management of Various Oral Motor Disorders

Neck Pain

Post-traumatic Neck Pain

Cervical Disc Disorders

Myofascial Neck Pain Disorders

Rheumatic and Arthritic Disorders

Evaluation and Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache

Neuromuscular Disorders

Vascular Causes of Neck Pain

Jaw Dysfunction and Neck Pain

Appendix: Current Academic and Professional Knowledge Guidelines for Pain

Evidence-based Guidelines for Migraine Headaches: Overview of Program Description and Methodology

Evidence-based Guidelines in the Primary Care Setting: Neuroimaging in Patients with Nonacute Headache

Evidence-based Guidelines for Migraine Headaches in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management of Acute Attacks

Evidence-based Guidelines for Migraine Headaches: Behavioral and Physical Treatments

Evidence-based Guidelines in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management for Prevention of Migraine

Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache

Curriculum on Pain for Students in Psychology

AAOP Guidelines

Dentistry Guidelines

Medicine Guidelines

Nursing Guidelines

Pharmacy Guidelines

PT Guidelines

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