Chronic facial pain may be symptom of temporomandibular joint disorder

Do you suffer from chronic facial pain, including constant pain in or around your ears, sore jaw, ringing in your ears, clicking or popping sounds when you open or close your mouth or chronic headaches and neck pain? Do you often feel like your jaw is stuck open or closed? Do you feel as though you have a limited opening of your mouth?

Pain Management: Insanity

Injuries can drive fantasy GMs to the insane asylum.

Beaumont honored for cardiac, stroke patient care

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, has received two important cardiovascular accreditations for high quality care of patients with chest pain or having a stroke. The hospital received full accreditation as a Chest Pain Center from the Society of Chest Pain Centers and certification as a Primary Stroke Center from the Joint Commission.

Study Finds Structural Brain Alterations In Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Findings suggest IBS similar to other pain disordersA large academic study has demonstrated structural changes in specific brain regions in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes pain and discomfort in the abdomen, along with diarrhea, constipation or both.A collaborative effort between UCLA and Canada's McGill University, the study appears in the July issue ...

Business People: Kundel completes TMJ training

- Stamford dentist Leonard Kundel has enhanced his qualifications to treat temporomandibular joint disorders after completion of a one-year residency at the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain . Founded in 1985, the academy is an association of dentists and others with an interest in craniofacial pain and dysfunction.