Persistent idiopathic facial pain is often a disabling condition for patients. Due to a lack of agreed upon diagnostic criteria and varied symptomatology, the diagnosis of persistent idiopathic facial pain is elusive and remains one of exclusion. It is typically…
A case of pseudo TMJ-PDS is presented in which a classical sternomastoid trigger point syndrome mimicks dysfunction of the TMJ. Key points in the differential diagnosis are discussed. (JCCA 1988; 32(3):143-144) Key Words: temporomandibular, sternomastoid, facial pain, trigger point, chiropractic…
The following case describes a 68 year-old woman with a 7½ year history of worsening head and neck pain diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia following surgical resection of a brain tumor. After years of unsuccessful management with medication and physical therapies,…