Mapas de dor corporal aprimoram os relatos das queixas dolorosas em pacientes com dor orofacial

Abstract

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Assessing patients´ pain complaints is essential for determining adequate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions in orofacial pain (OFP). Thus, the aim of this study was to verify the frequency of reported pain complaints compared to those marked on patients´ body pain maps. METHOD: Data were collected from the Orofacial Pain Clinic archives (532 patients) of the Orofacial Pain Clinic, Araraquara Dental School. All individuals answered a questionnaire to report their pain complaints and completed a body map indicating their pain areas. The frequency of reported pain complaints was compared to the frequency of painful sites identified on body maps. Nine anatomic regions were considered: head, face, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, abdomen, back, and legs. In addition, sensitivity, specificity and kappa values were calculated comparing the pain reports to body pain drawings, the latter being considered the golden standard. RESULTS: Mean age of total sample was 33.5 ± 13.8

Abordagem biopsicossocial associada aos exercí­cios do Pilates solo em uma paciente portadora de dor lombar crônica associada í cinesiofobia

“…Foi avaliada com os seguintes instrumentos: Start Back [1], Escala Visual Analógica da dor [10], Mapa Corpóreo [11], Escala Tampa [12], Questionário Oswestry [13], Inventário de Sensibilização Central [14], Escala de Pensamento Catastrófico [15] e questões sobre percepções dos exercícios [2].…”

Frequency of electromyographic indices alterations in temporomandibular disorders and their correlation with pain intensity

“…Orofacial pain includes temporomandibular disorders (TMD), conditions in which multiple painful conditions are added, generating body maps of pain which are as or more important than pain reported in the primary complaint 1 . TMD is primarily diagnosed by clinical investigation.…”