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Dry Needling, Trigger Point Injections and Botox By Preetanjali Thakur, BDS, MS Dry Needling, Trigger Point Injections and Botox: A Helpful Comparison An overview of dry needling, trigger point injections with local anesthetics and botox therapy as treatment choices for myofascial pain, headaches and oromandibular dystonia. Botox is considered the treatment of choice, providing significant relief from involuntary muscle contractions and improving the quality of life for most patients in oromandibular dystonia.

How to help manage jaw clenching. What is clenched jaw? What is limited jaw opening and abnormal jaw closure? How to stop jaw clenching. How a TMJ-orofacial pain specialist can help reduce jaw clenching symptoms.

TMJ Neck Pain: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention: Pain and tender points in the neck are common in individuals suffering from temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Treatment of jaw, neck, and orofacial pain remains a significant challenge for many healthcare providers. Clinicians must distinguish the type of pain and the probable cause of the pain to offer patients a comprehensive pain treatment plan. This article will look at how TMJ can be associated with neck pain and how to treat it.

Sports-related injuries and TMJ Pain. How sports-triggered teeth clenching can lead to jaw pain. Athletes frequently have chronic pain issues. The health risks athletes face when playing contact sports. Learn about the risks of temporomandibular dysfunction among athletes. Sports-triggered teeth clenching and jaw pain

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Musculoskeletal conditions are often myofascial pain related vs non-specific neck pain and can be better diagnosed. Patients with reported neck pain and tenderness upon palpation were found frequently in patients with all COPC musculoskeletal pain. Learn how our clinics can provide you with the best management of musculoskeletal conditions to reduce your neck pain.

How SSRIs can Trigger Teeth Grinding and Bruxism - Research surfaces the surprising link between using antidepressants and teeth grinding. Bruxism is a common jaw movement disorder characterized by repetitive clenching of the jaw and grinding of the teeth. Sleep bruxism is typically associated with lateral teeth grinding and significant wear on the teeth. Patients often complain of jaw pain, headaches, and tightness of the jaw when awakening, and are unaware that they are grinding and jaw clenching during their sleep. Bruxism can also occur while awake during the day.

Trigger Point Injections effectively treat the common cause of persistent pain in the jaw, neck, shoulder, back, and other areas of the body. A trigger point injection (TPI) is used as effective primary or supplemental therapy aimed at decreasing persistent pain and tightness in the musculoskeletal system. Additionally, they may be used to relieve chronic headaches associated with TMJ, migraine, and other head and neck pain conditions. But what exactly are they, and how do you know if you’d benefit from this treatment? This article will answer your questions.

Effective Oral Appliances for Treating Sleep Apnea: Obstructive sleep apnea can be associated with several life-threatening conditions. Given it is prevalent, this medical condition merits an early multi-specialty diagnostic and treatment approach. Ongoing research holds the promise of new and improved treatment and management approaches for this common, persistent health condition.

What is the relationship between Fibromyalgia and TMD? Fibromyalgia (FM) and Temporomandibular (TMD) are two conditions that have a medical relationship to one another. It is not uncommon for a person who suffers jaw pain and headaches from TMD to also have fibromyalgia.

Stress-induced teeth grinding increases TMJ problems; stress triggers or worsens TMDs and TMJ. COVID-19 is causing increased jaw pain cases. Stress, clenching, bruxism, and TMJ syndrome are nothing new, but they have most certainly been exacerbated by the pandemic. Find out why.

Orofacial Pain Speciality Announcement by the MN Head & Neck Pain Clinic. Orofacial pain specialist clinical guidelines for providing care for facial pain. The orofacial pain specialist brings together a patient-centered pain management program to both treat the conditions and address the many contributing factors that drive chronic pain, addiction, disability, and ongoing dependency on the healthcare system.

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Suicide prevention and awareness assistance can be provided by pain management teams. More chronic pain providers are now better trained in managing the opioid crisis and cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention. The Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinics provides multiple resources that assist pain clinicians and communities with information about the opioid crisis, addiction as a chronic disease, and evidence-based treatments.

The Dental CBCT: Why You Need More Than a Standard X-Ray Dental Cone Beam Tomography Scans and Why you Benefit from a Current X-Ray You had an x-ray at the dentist office years ago. However, you need a current dental x-ray. You still remember seeing the strange contrast of your teeth against the black background. But the last time you had a dental check-up, your dentist recommended having a cone beam CT scan (CBCT).

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Dry Needling, Trigger Point Injections, and Botox

How to Help Manage Jaw Clenching

TMJ Neck Pain

Sports-Related Injuries and TMJ

Musculoskeletal Conditions are Often Myofascial Pain Related

SSRIs and Teeth Grinding can Trigger Bruxism

Trigger Point Injections

Effective Oral Appliances for Treating Sleep Apnea

What is the Relationship Between Fibromyalgia and TMD?

Stress-Induced Teeth Grinding Increases TMJ Issues

Orofacial Pain Specialty Announcement

Suicide Prevention and Awareness Provided by Pain Management

The Dental CBCT: Why You Need More Than a Standard X-Ray

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