Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Abstract Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) occurs when there is some type of pain or decreased functionality of the jaw, either due to pathology within the joint itself (intra-articular) or due…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Upper Limb Amputations
Abstract Upper limb amputations represent 3% of the US amputee population and are devastating occurrences for individuals, with profound functional and vocational consequences. The location of the injury will determine…
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Abstract Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition involving severe, sharp, and stabbing pain in one of the three fifth cranial nerve distributions and is paroxysmal in nature. Red flags for trigeminal…
Central Post-Stroke Pain (Thalamic Pain Syndrome)
Abstract In the early 1900s Dejerine and Roussy first described with pathologic correlation a syndrome of severe unilateral pain following a lesion to the thalamus. Recognition that this syndrome can…
Repetitive Strain Injuries
Abstract Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a diagnosis of exclusion that is important to recognize to provide appropriate management. Many work-related injuries and absences are attributed to repeated microtrauma, significant…
Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome
Abstract Radiation fibrosis syndrome (RFS) is a common impairment seen in cancer patients once he or she has completed radiation therapy for his or her primary malignancy. RFS can affect…
Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome
Abstract Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) is characterized by pain that recurs or persists at the incision site or in the dermatomal distribution of intercostal nerves for longer than two months…
Costosternal Syndrome
Abstract Costosternal syndrome is a common, but poorly understood musculoskeletal pain condition. The chronic chest pain is non-cardiac in origin. Costosternal syndrome is commonly considered a benign and self-limited condition…
Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Abstract Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a constellation of symptoms that affect patients for longer than 6 months after treatment for breast cancer. It is believed to be of neuropathic etiology…
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Abstract Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as neuropathic pain persisting for greater than 3 months along dermatomes affected by herpes zoster infection or shingles, despite resolution of the herpes zoster rash….
