Selective Mutism: An Update and ...
Speculation continues regarding the accurate classification of selective mutism and potential etiologic factors. Current research has shed some ligh ...
Ekbom Syndrome: A Delusional Co ...
Entomologists estimate that more than 100,000 Americans suffer from “invisible bug” infestations, a condition known clinically as Ekbom syndrome (ES ...
Meta-structure Issues for the D ...
The question of how to optimally organize into chapters and label the different categories of mental disorders is an important one for DSM-5 and ICD ...
Are Menstrual and Nonmenstrual ...
Migraine is the second most common headache condition next to tension-type headache. Up to one fourth of all women have migraine, and 20% of them ex ...
Headache after Trauma: Physiolo ...
Posttraumatic headache (PTH) is one of the most controversial disorders in secondary headaches. It is the most common symptom of postconcussion synd ...
Sleep Disorders and Fibromyalgi ...
Disordered sleep is such a prominent symptom in fibromyalgia that the American College of Rheumatology included symptoms such as waking unrefreshed, ...
Exercise Therapy for Fibromyalg ...
Fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic condition typically characterized by widespread pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and oth ...
The Role of Muscles in Tension- ...
The tenderness of pericranial myofascial tissues and number of myofascial trigger points are considerably increased in patients with tension-type he ...
Effects of Treatment of Myofasc ...
Myofascial pain syndromes (MPSs) from trigger points (TrPs) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are common musculoskeletal pain conditions that frequently ...
Understanding Multisymptom Pres ...
Patients presenting with chronic pelvic pain frequently complain of multiple symptoms that appear to involve more than one organ system, creating di ...
Treatment of Chronic Migraine H ...
Chronic migraine headache remains an exceedingly difficult entity to manage. Treatment of chronic migraine headache with onabotulinumtoxinA has rece ...
Endometriosis and Abdominal Myo ...
Endometriosis and myofascial pain are common disorders with significant impact on quality of life. Increasingly, these conditions are being recogniz ...
Management of Chronic Pelvic Pa ...
Chronic pelvic pain is a complex condition that requires evaluation of the reproductive, gastrointestinal, urologic, musculoskeletal, psychological, ...
Endometriosis and Headache
Headache and endometriosis show some similarities in their clinical and epidemiological features that are probably due to the influence of female se ...
Pain Perception during Menstrua ...
Sexual hormones influence complex brain function and pain perception. Many psychophysical studies attempted to establish pain perception changes ac ...
Sex Hormones and Primary Headac ...
The relation between sex hormones and migraine has been examined in a series of studies, leading to the definitions of pure menstrual migraine and m ...
Latent Myofascial Trigger Point ...
A latent myofascial trigger point (MTP) is defined as a focus of hyperirritability in a muscle taut band that is clinically associated with local tw ...
Headache and Neck
Cervicogenic headache (CeH) is a relatively common syndrome. The paroxysmal and rather intense head pain usually is unilateral, spreading from the b ...
Headache Attributable to Nonvas ...
Headache attributable to nonvascular intracranial disorder is a basket of multiple, partly complex, and very diverse idiopathic or secondary disorde ...
Fronto-turbinalis Sinus Expansi ...
Headaches of rhinogenic origin illustrate an interesting paradox. Little is known about their pathophysiology, mechanisms, and prevalence; yet, the ...
Acceptance and Related Processe ...
Chronic pain poses significant challenges in the lives of many people. At the root of many of these challenges are the behavior patterns pain natura ...
Headache in the Emergency Depar ...
Emergency-medicine clinical researchers concentrate on optimizing diagnostic workups and treatment protocols, as well as improving throughput in an ...
How Close Are We in Utilizing F ...
As with many disorders affecting the central nervous system, treatment of chronic pain is fraught with difficulties related to specific diagnosis an ...
Opioid Use in Primary Care: Ask ...
is one of the most common reasons that patients seek treatment from health care professionals, often their primary care providers. One tool for trea ...
Mechanism of Chronic Migraine
Chronic migraine typically evolves from episodic migraine over months to years in susceptible individuals. Headaches increase in frequency over time ...