Final - TMD Flashcards
Most common cause of orofacial pain and headache
TMD
includes disorders involving the masticatory muscles and/or TMJ
Conditions that can mimic TMJ pain requiring referral
- tooth
- ear
- sinus
- gland
- Cancer
- fracture
- trigeminal neuralgia
- giant cell arteritis (>50yo)
- eagle’s syndrome
Trigeminal Neuralgia
- shock like pain (milliseconds to 2 mins)
- Trigger points or spontaneous pain
- strong intensity
- absence of pain between crises
- pain often associated with involuntary contraction of the facial muscles at the same facial side of the pain
What can trigger Trigeminal Neuralgia pain?
- ordinary activities such as speaking, swallowing, chewing and brushing teeth as well as by non-noxious facial stimuli such as touch or a puff of air
- a simple change in the position of the head may trigger the pain, as well as lying down on the facial side pain
- TMD can be secondary to TN or coexisting to it
Trigeminal Neuralgia can precede what?
diagnosis of MS
especially <40 yo
should add full cranial nerve screen, full balance eval, etc
Diagnosis of Probably Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Paroxysmal attacks of pain lasting from a fraction of a second to 2 minutes, affecting one or more division of the trigeminal nerve
- pain has at least one of these characteristics: intense, sharp, superficial or stabbing OR precipitating from trigger zones or by trigger factors
- attacks are stereotyped in the individual patient
- no clinically evident neurologic deficit
- not attributed to another disorder
Red/Yellow flags for Probably Trigeminal Neuralgia
- non-contiguous trigemina system distribution
- bilateral symptoms
- visual changes
- age < 40 yo
Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- pharmacological treatment management is the gold standard
- surgical options exist particularly in cases of nerve compression
- PT can be appropriate in conjunction with medial management if there are cervical and masticatory triggers to address
What is Giant Cell (aka Temporal) Arteritis
- involves the major branches of the aorta, usually extrocranial branches of the carotid artery
- typical age > 50 years with incidence increasing with age
Signs and symptoms of GCA are classified into subsets:
- cranial arteritis
- extracranial arteritis
- systemic symptoms
- polymyalgia rheumatic
**type of secondary headache disorder
Giant Cell Arteritis sxs
- complaints of persistent pain/HA; temporal; often bilateral; jaw claudication
giant cell arteritis treatment
- PT is not appropriate
- referral for medical management
- red flag for immediate referral could be new, severe HA > 50, especially in temporal region
What is Eagle’s Syndrome
- elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament
Eagle’s Syndrome Sxs
- dull and throbbing ache in the neck/jaw worsens with head rotation, can become shooting/stabbing with movement
- swallowing problems, may include a feeling that something is stuck in the throat
- pain at the base of the tongue, painful tongue movements
- tinnitus
- change in voice
Eagle’s Syndrome Treatment
Referral Required
Other conditions that can cause TMD like symptoms
Trauma
WAD
Cervicalgia