One of the first symptoms of a heart attack can be pain in the teeth and/or jaws. In the case of a heart attack, the presence of pain in the teeth or jaws doesn't mean that there is any dental condition that needs to be treated, in the absence of any pre-existing dental condition. The experience of dentally related pain during a heart attack is a classical example of referred pain which is pain...

introduction: otalgia is one of the complaints which may occur at any age. the etiology of the pain may be in the ear, structures around the ear or other head and neck structures. this is caused by the complex nervous connections in the head and neck areas, the ear, the pharynx and the nose. since understanding the etiologies of referred otalgia can help in the assessment and treatment of the d...

Introduction: Otalgia is one of the complaints which may occur at any age. The etiology of the pain may be in the ear, structures around the ear or other head and neck structures. This is caused by the complex nervous connections in the head and neck areas, the ear, the pharynx and the nose. Since understanding the etiologies of referred otalgia can help in the assessment and treatment of the ...

succès rencontrés très rapidement en résolution deprobì emes combinatoires, y compris dans desprobì emes clas-siques de recherche opérationnelle comme en ordonnancement par exemple, ont induit une forte vitalité industrielle et académique dans ce domaine. Les enjeux sont aujourd'hui d'aller vers une plus grande automatisation, qui n'at-teint pas encore celle des outils de programmation linéaire...

BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest an underlying three- or four-factor structure explains the conceptual overlap and distinctiveness of several negative emotionality and pain-related constructs. However, the validity of these latent factors for predicting pain has not been examined. METHODS A cohort of 189 (99 female, 90 male) healthy volunteers completed eight self-report negative emotionalit...

This paper presents 3 case reports of xiphodynia that presented to a chiropractic clinic. The paper examines aspects of xiphodynia including relevant anatomy of the xiphoid, as well as the incidence, aetiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. A brief overview of the mechanism of referred pain is presented.

Introduction Key characteristics of musculoskeletal pain are (i) diffuse aching pain, (ii) referred pain to distant somatic structures, (iii) deep-tissue hyperalgesia (general and localized), (iv) transition from acute to chronic pain, and (v) disturbed muscle function with reduced contraction force. Methods for quantitative assessment of musculoskeletal pain characteristics provide clinically ...