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Myofascial pain syndrome of the TMJ region is not uncommon. It is important to realize that these patients often have a history of TMJ trauma, frequently have positive physical findings of the TMJ, and often have positive roentgenographic findings which continue following successful therapy of myofascial pain syndrome mimicking pain of the TMJ. Because of this, the malady is often diagnosed as TMJ disease, refractory to treatment, rather than correctly as myofascial pain syndrome. Continued investigation of myofascial pain syndrome of the TMJ region is indicated.
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PMID:Myofascial pain syndrome masquerading as temporomandibular joint pain. 26 34

Fibrositis of the breast results in unilateral localized pain and tenderness in one breast. In most cases it can be specifically and permanently relieved by injection of steroids.
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PMID:Injection of steroids in painful breasts. 26 49

The placebo effect may influence the treatment of patients with postextraction pain, localized osteitis, and myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome, to name a few. The patient, the doctor, and the situation all influence the placebo effect. This phenomenon is still not understood, and further research is needed. The practitioner should learn to utilize the placebo effect for its potential benefits.
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PMID:Placebos in dentistry: their profound potential effects. 27 75

The sound patterns produced by tooth contact were recorded in 24 subjects with myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome prior to and following treatment using an Occlusograph. Recordings also were obtained on 12 control subjects. Evaluation of the sound patterns showed a close correlation between the improvement in symptoms of MPD syndrome following treatment and the consistency of repeated occlusal contacts. The consistency following successful treatment of the subjects with MPD syndrome was equivalent to that of the control subjects.
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PMID:Changes in consistency of occlusal contact in myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome. 27 93

A large group of patients (236) was examined for myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. The parameters used for diagnosis of the syndrome were pain and tenderness in the head and neck muscles and temporomandibular joint, joint sounds, and limited function. It was found that the demographic profile of our patient population did not vary greatly from those reported previously in other studies. However, we did examine more details of the patients' backgrounds than any other single study. The relationships of age, sex, occupation, marital status, emotional stress, and head trauma were discussed.
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PMID:Statistical analysis of an urban population of 236 patients with head and neck pain. Part I. Patient profile. 28 13

Comparison of autonomic and muscular response to experimentally induced stress in normal individuals and patients with myofascial pain dysfunction (MPD) syndrome revealed greater masseter and frontalis activity in the patient group, higher gastrocnemius activity in control subjects, and no significant difference in skin conductance and heart rate. This specificity of response to stress supports the psychophysiologic theory of MPD syndrome.
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PMID:The specificity of response to experimental stress in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. 29 Jun 51

The effectiveness of ColoVisano with view to the nonspecific pain syndrom of the locomotor system, particularly of the back, was proven on 3,326 ambulant patients. Three weeks after starting of treatment the majority of the patients was found free of pain. Considering the duration of the disease, the result of treatment with DoloVisano is remarkable: 66% = very good--good, 17% = moderate, only 12% = without success. Only in 15% of the cases side effects were found, which never led to an interrupture of the treatment. When listing the side effects, gastric pain with 6% and trousiness with 50% are ranging among the first places. The field study, performed by 314 orthopedic doctors in practice shows the high effectiveness of DoloVisano not only in patients with non-specific pain syndrom resulting from the spine but also with rheumatic syndrom, especially fibrositis and degenerative diseases.
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PMID:[Results of treatment with DoloVisano for non-specific pain syndrome related to body movement. Concluding report on a field study of 3326 patients by 314 orthopedists]. 45 89

A study comparing 12 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to 25 with osteitis condensans ilii (OCI), referred to a rheumatic disease center, was carried out to determine whether OCI represents a varient of AS in women. In the group with OCI, chronic lumbodorsal pain was present in 9, 36%, a 'fibrositis' syndrome in 6, 24%, and 16, 64% had recurrent episodes of polyarthralgia. A definite arthritis with effusion developed in 10 patients, 40%. No patient with OCI had iritis or colitis, whereas 4 patients with AS had iritis and four had colitis. Radiographs of the spine showed no evidence of spondylitis in the OCI group. Of the 25 patients with OCI, only 2, 8% were HLA B27 positive compared with 11 of 12 patients with AS, 92%. These results suggest that OCI is not a variant of AS in women.
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PMID:Comparison of osteitis condensans ilii and ankylosing spondylitis in female patients: clinical, radiological and HLA typing characteristics. 67 May 38

Pathogenic mechanisms of several rheumatic diseases are reported. Besides signs of nonspecific inflammation there are characteristic features in some rheumatic disorders: in rheumatoid arthritis one can find mesenchymoid proliferation and - in seropositive cases only - necrosis ot tissue. In ankylosing spondylitis osseous metaplasia of the intervertebral discs, in psoriatic arthritis, osteoclastic and in osteoblastic changes without inflammation. In fibrositis syndrome, however, there was no evidence of inflammation, but one may detect local muscular lesions and proliferation of fibroblasts. Pain in osteoarthritis is always caused by secondary inflammation. Due to this data, the possibilities of treatment are discussed, especially those of nonsteroidal drugs.
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PMID:[Morphological points of departure for the therapy of rheumatic diseases]. 81 56

A patient with a myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome with pain radiating into the chest has been described. A direct relationship between a dental malocclusion and the chest pain was confirmed by tests. The patient was treated for MPD syndrome related to the malocclusion, and the chest pain symptoms were relieved. This report demonstrates the need for the dentist to consider not only the muscles of mastication in the management of problems of the neuromuscular apparatus but also the delicate balance which exists between the masticatory apparatus and the postural muscles of the head and neck.
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PMID:Chronic myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome with chest pain. 105 14


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