Today’s health care professional is faced with the stark reality that the most common reason patients seek medical or dental care in the United States is due to pain or…
Myogenous temporomandibular disorders (or masticatory myalgia) are characterized by pain and dysfunction that arise from pathologic and functional processes in the masticatory muscles. There are several distinct muscle disorder subtypes…
These are exciting times in the field of pain research. Every day brings advances in our understanding of pain mechanisms, and with each new advancement there is hope that these…
Pain is the number one reason people seek health care; it is deemed the “fifth vital sign,” to mark its importance as health status indicator . The most widely used…
