Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Juliana dos Santos Proenca, Lene Baad-Hansen, Guilherme Vinicius do Vale Braido, Fernanda Gruninger Mercante, Leticia Bueno Campi, Daniela Aparecida de Godoi Goncalves
Summary: In a study involving 146 participants, it was found that painful temporomandibular disorder was associated with Central Sensitization Inventory scores, but not with psychophysical test results. Patients with painful TMD tended to exhibit higher levels of central sensitization and more severe psychosocial issues.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Martina Ferrillo, Amerigo Giudice, Nicola Marotta, Francesco Fortunato, Daniela Di Venere, Antonio Ammendolia, Pietro Fiore, Alessandro de Sire
Summary: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are musculoskeletal diseases affecting the jaw muscles and temporomandibular joints. Chronic TMD can be considered as a condition with chronic primary orofacial pain. The main objectives of treatment are to decrease pain, improve jaw joint function, and reduce muscle spasms and pain.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gabriela Ferreira Carvalho, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Eduardo Arruda, Carina Ferreira Pinheiro, Natalia Oliveira, Rodolfo Dias Chiari Correia, Fabiola Dach, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi
Summary: Recent studies looked at the relationship between brain structural changes and cutaneous allodynia in migraine patients, finding that somatosensory cortex thickness and volume are not significantly correlated with cutaneous allodynia or migraine features.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Mayank Shrivastava, Liang Ye
Summary: Orofacial neuropathic pain poses challenges for diagnosis and management due to the variability in clinical presentations and limited understanding of its etiology. Research in recent decades has led to the development of diagnostic criteria and assessment tools, along with the recognition of the role of autophagy in neuropathic pain. This review highlights the characteristics and clinical assessment of orofacial neuropathic pain, as well as the potential of autophagy in its modulation and future therapeutic targets.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rocio Garcia-de-la-Banda-Garcia, Irene Cortes-Perez, Maria Del Rocio Ibancos-Losada, Maria Del Carmen Lopez-Ruiz, Esteban Obrero-Gaitan, Maria Catalina Osuna-Perez
Summary: Dry needling and manual therapy have similar effects in improving pain, active maximal mouth opening, cervical disability, and pressure-pain threshold in patients with myofascial temporomandibular disorders.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Fernanda Gruninger Mercante, Giovana Fernandes, Guilherme Vinicius do Vale Braido, Juliana dos Santos Proenca, Monica Levy Andersen, Helena Hachul, Daniela Aparecida de Godoi Goncalves
Summary: This study found an association between insomnia and higher scores of central sensitization symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Marcelo Kreiner, Jesus Viloria
Summary: This study developed and tested a novel neural network for diagnosing orofacial pain and TMD. The results showed that the artificial intelligence had higher diagnostic accuracy than general dental clinicians, particularly in cases of non-dental and referred orofacial pain. This study demonstrates for the first time that an artificial neural network can assist in diagnosing various types of orofacial pain and dysfunction, including TMD, neuropathic pain, neurovascular pain, and referred cardiac pain, and may even play a life-saving role in some cases.
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Rheumatology
Jo Nijs, Steven Z. George, Daniel J. Clauw, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Eva Kosek, Kelly Ickmans, Josue Fernandez-Carnero, Andrea Polli, Eleni Kapreli, Eva Huysmans, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Ramakrishnan Mani, Mari Lundberg, Laurence Leysen, David Rice, Michele Sterling, Michele Curatolo
Summary: Chronic pain is a major cause of disability and high healthcare costs globally. Central sensitisation, amplification of neural signalling in the CNS leading to pain hypersensitivity, has been investigated as a reason for discrepancy between tissue damage extent and pain severity. Central sensitisation varies among patients with different pain conditions, predicting poor treatment outcomes and suggesting the importance of individual assessment and treatment strategies.
LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yunhao Zheng, Rui Zhu, Chuqiao Xiao, Qiaoyu Cheng, Yifei Long, Xueman Zhou, Shilong Zhang, Jun Wang, Xin Xiong
Summary: The purpose of this study was to explore the association between pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) and age, gender, and pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The results showed a significant positive association between PPTs and gender and age in TMD patients. Pain duration and intensity did not show significant correlations with PPTs. Researchers and dentists should consider age and gender when using PPTs as auxiliary diagnostic indicators for TMD.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
Lynn Tan, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Jessica Fairley, Lorena Romero, Mahnuma Estee, Sultana Monira Hussain, Donna M. Urquhart
Summary: This systematic review found evidence that aerobic exercise reduces pain sensitisation in individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Aerobic exercise involved walking or cycling at a submaximal intensity but with incremental increases, lasting for 4-60 minutes. The findings provide evidence for improved patient outcomes.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jan Petter Neverdahl, Martin Uglem, Dagfinn Matre, Johannes Orvin Hansen, Morten Engstrom, Erling Tronvik, Lars Jacob Stovner, Trond Sand, Petter Moe Omland
Summary: This study did not provide strong evidence for an increased effect of sleep restriction on pain sensitivity in migraineurs compared to healthy controls, but there might be a slightly increased effect in certain migraine subgroups.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yong-Hui Zhang, Hao-Ran Xu, Yu-Chen Wang, Gong-Wei Hu, Xiao-Qin Ding, Xiao-Hua Shen, Hui Yang, Ji-Feng Rong, Xue-Qiang Wang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effects of age, side, and other functional conditions on pressure pain threshold (PPT) and sensory abnormalities in elderly stroke survivors. The results showed that older patients had higher sensitivity in both sides and the affected side had more somatosensory abnormalities, particularly hypoalgesia. Elderly patients in good functional conditions seemed to have more equal pain sensitivity between both sides.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Gabriela Becker, Maria Fernanda Pessano Fialho, Evelyne Silva Brum, Sara Marchesan Oliveira
Summary: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), associated with cisplatin use, is a severe clinical problem. The activation of kinin B-2 receptors and sensitization of the TRPA1 channel are involved in cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy. However, the role of downstream signaling pathways in this model remains unknown.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Dominik A. Ettlin, Marcelo Henrique Napimoga, Miguel Meira e Cruz, Juliana Trindade Clemente-Napimoga
Summary: Pain is a multifaceted experience, involving sensory, emotional, and cognitive dimensions. Orofacial musculoskeletal pain is influenced by various factors such as social burdens, coping strategies, mood states, and psychological disorders, requiring psychosocial assessments in diagnostic processes. Studies suggest a potential causal relationship between stress, bruxism, and masticatory pain, with brain structures playing key roles in pain modulation.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rahul Nair, Chihiro Tanikawa, Joao N. Ferreira
Summary: Asian musicians often experience orofacial pain and performance-related psychological distress, but no study has assessed these factors specifically in this population. This study evaluated these factors among Asian musical performers in Singapore. The study found that instrumentalists had higher levels of orofacial pain during performance compared to vocalists. Vocalists were more likely to practice jaw/neck pre-conditioning exercises. Future studies are needed to confirm if these exercises have a protective effect against orofacial pain in vocalists.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Jose D. Martin-Guerrero, Lidiane L. Florencio, Esperanza Navarro-Pardo, Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez, Juan Torres-Macho, Oscar J. Pellicer-Valero
Summary: By using cluster analysis on clinical data of COVID-19 survivors, three different subgroups were identified with distinct post-COVID symptoms and clinical characteristics. The study found that some patients experienced more long-term symptoms post-recovery, with greater limitations in daily activities, higher levels of anxiety and depression, and poorer sleep quality.
Article
Rehabilitation
Tiago Tsunoda Del Antonio, Fabricio Jose Jassi, Thais Cristina Chaves
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the intrarater and interrater agreement of a 6-item test battery in nonspecific chronic low back pain patients, and to investigate the agreement of raters in assigning movement control diagnoses. The results showed acceptable agreement levels among most of the raters, supporting the use of the test battery to detect movement control impairment.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aroldo D. S. Aguiar, G. Lorimer Moseley, Cesar Bataglion, Beatriz Azevedo, Thais C. Chaves
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effect of enhancing conventional care with an individualized contemporary pain science education (PSE) intervention for patients with chronic painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD). A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 148 participants, who were divided into two groups: PSE-enhanced conventional care and Conventional care alone. The results showed that the PSE enhancement had a significant and clinically meaningful effect on disability, but not on pain intensity, post-treatment. Secondary analyses suggested that the PSE enhancement may lead to long-term benefits in pain and disability ratings.
Article
Rehabilitation
Paloma Moro-Lopez-Menchero, Margarita Ines Cigaran-Mendez, Lidiane L. Florencio, Javier Gueita-Rodriguez, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Domingo Palacios-Cena
Summary: This study explored the experiences of women with CTS in managing their symptoms and limitations. The findings suggest that women with CTS face daily challenges in various aspects of their lives, and develop strategies to cope with these limitations. The results provide valuable insights for occupational therapists in understanding the difficulties faced by individuals with CTS and the strategies they develop to manage them.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Denise Martineli Rossi, Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi, Ana Carolina Carmona Vendramim, Stella Vieira Philbois, Gabriela Ferreira Carvalho, Fabiola Dach, Sergio Mascarenhas, Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
Summary: This study compared heart rate and blood pressure variability and baroreflex sensitivity between women with migraine and controls. The results showed that the migraine group had lower heart rate variability, characterized by reduced total variance, LF oscillations, and HF oscillations, as well as decreased SD and RMSSD. No difference was found in blood pressure variability analysis. In terms of baroreflex sensitivity, the migraine group had decreased values compared to the control group.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Aline Mendonca Turci, Camila Gorla Nogueira, Helen Cristina Nogueira Carrer, Thais Cristina Chaves
Summary: Self-administered stretching exercises have similar effects as motor control exercises on pain intensity, disability, fear avoidance, global perceived effect, and flexibility for people with chronic non-specific low back pain.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Helen Cristina Nogueira Carrer, Thamiris Costa de Lima, Steven Z. George, Felipe Jose Jandre dos Reis, Deise Lilian Costa Dias, Bianca Emanuelli Saes Campanha, Thais Cristina Chaves
Summary: This study aims to investigate whether positive induced expectations through conditioning can enhance the hypoalgesic effects of spinal manipulative therapy in adults with chronic low back pain. The trial will enroll 264 patients with non-specific chronic low back pain and assess the treatment effects using linear mixed models. The results of this study may contribute to improving treatment methods.
Article
Rehabilitation
Carina F. Pinheiro-Araujo, Michely R. Rocha, Gabriela F. Carvalho, Renato Moraes, Daiane C. Silva, Fabiola Dach, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi
Summary: There were no changes in balance parameters in female migraine patients over a one-year period, despite improvements in migraine clinical features.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gabriela F. Carvalho, Kerstin Luedtke, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi
Summary: The purpose of this article is to disseminate the current understanding of motion sensitivity symptoms, specifically balance impairments, among migraine patients. The article discusses the susceptibility of migraine to motion sensitivity, its mechanisms, balance alterations during quiet standing, mobility tasks, and reactions to external perturbations. The article also acknowledges the role of migraine subdiagnosis, implications for clinical practice, and future perspectives.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalia de Oliveira Silva, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Julio Cesar Nather Jr, Gabriela Ferreira Carvalho, Carina Ferreira Pinheiro, Marcelo Eduardo Bigal, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi, Fabiola Dach
Summary: Our research aimed to study the correlation between migraine type, attack frequency, and other clinical variables with the presence, volume, and localization of white matter lesions (WML). The findings showed no significant correlation between WML and migraine type, attack frequency, or other clinical variables.
Article
Orthopedics
Fernando Augusto Goncalves Tavares, Joao Vitor Alves Rossister, Gabriela Caroline Leandro Lima, Leticia Gomes de Oliveira, Witor Souza Cavalcante, Mariana Arias Avila, Steven Zachary George, Thais Cristina Chaves
Summary: Combining pain neuroscience education (PNE) with spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) may result in longer-lasting effects in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), possibly mediated by pain self-efficacy. However, in the short term, PNE does not provide any additional effects on pain intensity and disability.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
A. Sennholz, T. M. Szikszay, T. Marusich, K. Luedtke, G. F. Carvalho
Summary: In this study, the association between balance, central sensitization symptoms, and pain sensitivity in patients with migraine was investigated. The results showed that balance impairment was associated with reduced pain thresholds and higher central sensitization inventory scores.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Tetiana Marusich, Tibor M. Szikszay, Anne Sennholz, Kerstin Luedtke, Gabriela F. Carvalho
Summary: The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the ASC-12 questionnaire to German and evaluate its measurement properties. The German version of the ASC-12 showed adequate structural validity, internal consistency, and reliability. It was correlated with headache intensity, headache disability, and pain thresholds. Despite some disagreement with quantitative sensory testing (QST) results, the ASC-12 demonstrated good measurement properties.
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
A. Rodrigues, L. M. Bigal, M. M. Bragatto, F. Dach, D. Bevilaqua-Grossi, M. E. Bigal, C. Fernandez-de-las-Penas, L. L. Florencio
Summary: This study compared cervical muscle function, activity, and sensitization among women with migraine, neck pain, both, and neither. The results showed that patients with migraine and neck pain had decreased endurance, and test-induced pain had a significant impact on neck muscle endurance. Therefore, the therapeutic approach for coexisting migraine and neck pain should focus on desensitization of the trigeminal-cervical complex.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Maria Salcedo-Perez-Juana, Domingo Palacios-Cena, Ana San-Martin-Gomez, Angel Aledo-Serrano, Lidiane Lima Florencio
Summary: This study comprehensively describes factors related to quality of life, impact on the family, and psychosocial factors in parents of children with TSC, STXBP1, and SYNGAP1 variants by combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The results show the importance of family interaction for quality of life, significant impact of the illness on the family, and consistent psychological symptoms.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)