Neuropathic pain is a common phenomenon that affects millions of people worldwide. Maxillofacial structures consist of various tissues that receive frequent stimulation during food digestion. The unique functions (masticatory process and facial expression) of the maxillofacial structure require the exquisite organization of both the peripheral and central nervous systems. Neuralgia is painful p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of lumbar facet joint injection for piriformis myofascial pain syndrome. METHODS Fifty-two patients with chronic myofascial pain in the piriformis muscle each received a lumbar facet injection into the ipsilateral L5-S1 facet joint region, using the multiple insertion technique. Subjective pain intensity, trunk ext...

• DECLARATIVE VS NONDECLARATIVE MEMORY • SOMATIC RESPONSES TO STRESS • THE MEANING OF SPEED o VEHICULAR TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY o THE AUTOMOBILE AS A THREAT • THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TRAUMATIZATION • KINDLING AND TRAUMA • COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN TRAUMA • TRAUMA AND THE POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME • BINOCULAR DYSFUNCTION • VESTIBULAR AND AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION • NEUROMUSCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND MYOFASCIAL PAIN •...

Painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system, including myofascial pain syndrome, constitute some of the most important chronic problems encountered in a clinical practice. A myofascial trigger points is a hyperirritable spot, usually within a taut band of skeletal muscle, which is painful on compression and can give rise to characteristic referred pain, motor dysfunction, and autonomic phe...

We share the disquiet of Leano and Kalauokalani [1] regarding section 33 of the recently revised IASP Core Curriculum [2] entitled Muscle and Myofascial Pain. It is clear that this section was written by devotees of “myofascial pain syndrome,” as indeed about half of the three pages of content refers to that construct and its beloved “trigger points.” Asmuch space again in the chapter consists ...

Introduction: Varicella-zoster virus may cause an infectious disease called Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The related symptoms include facial nerve palsy (FNP), otalgia, the vesicular eruptions of the auricle and external auditory canal, less common ocular movement disorder, facial hypoesthesia, myofascial pain, vestibular symptoms, hearing loss, dysphasia, vocal cord paralysis, as well as tongue paral...

This case report describes a patient with chronic pain due to piriformis myofascial pain syndrome related to lumbar facet joint lesion. The purpose is to demonstrate the elimination of the underlying etiological lesion by lumbar facet joint injection with steroid suspension for a complete and effective treatment of piriformis myofascial pain syndrome in order to obtain a permanent pain relief. ...