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Pain in head and neck region

MedGen UID:
661509
•Concept ID:
C0578055
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Pain of head and neck region
SNOMED CT: Pain of head and neck region (301365009)
 
HPO: HP:0046506

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPain in head and neck region

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014-2018).
Lefaucheur JP, Aleman A, Baeken C, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Di Lazzaro V, Filipović SR, Grefkes C, Hasan A, Hummel FC, Jääskeläinen SK, Langguth B, Leocani L, Londero A, Nardone R, Nguyen JP, Nyffeler T, Oliveira-Maia AJ, Oliviero A, Padberg F, Palm U, Paulus W, Poulet E, Quartarone A, Rachid F, Rektorová I, Rossi S, Sahlsten H, Schecklmann M, Szekely D, Ziemann U
Clin Neurophysiol 2020 Feb;131(2):474-528. Epub 2020 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.002. PMID: 31901449
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)-Executive Summary.
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525
Trigger points: diagnosis and management.
Alvarez DJ, Rockwell PG
Am Fam Physician 2002 Feb 15;65(4):653-60. PMID: 11871683

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neck-Shoulder Region Training for Chronic Headache in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Rinne M, Garam S, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Tokola K, Häkkinen A, Ylinen J, Nikander R
Clin Rehabil 2023 Oct;37(10):1322-1331. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/02692155231170687. PMID: 37097883Free PMC Article
Effect of cervical manipulation on vertebral artery and cerebral haemodynamics in patients with chronic neck pain: a crossover randomised controlled trial.
Moser N, Mior S, Noseworthy M, Côté P, Wells G, Behr M, Triano J
BMJ Open 2019 May 28;9(5):e025219. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025219. PMID: 31142519Free PMC Article
Headache and pregnancy: a systematic review.
Negro A, Delaruelle Z, Ivanova TA, Khan S, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Terrin A, Reuter U, Mitsikostas DD; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2017 Oct 19;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0816-0. PMID: 29052046Free PMC Article
The study of correlation between forward head posture and neck pain in Iranian office workers.
Nejati P, Lotfian S, Moezy A, Nejati M
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015;28(2):295-303. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00352. PMID: 26182924
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis.
van de Beek D, de Gans J, Spanjaard L, Weisfelt M, Reitsma JB, Vermeulen M
N Engl J Med 2004 Oct 28;351(18):1849-59. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa040845. PMID: 15509818

Diagnosis

Musculoskeletal mimics of cervical radiculopathy.
Chiou-Tan FY
Muscle Nerve 2022 Jul;66(1):6-14. Epub 2022 Apr 24 doi: 10.1002/mus.27553. PMID: 35466429
Cephalgia Alopecia.
Bedrin KO, Dougherty C
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2020 Jul 15;24(9):46. doi: 10.1007/s11916-020-00880-w. PMID: 32671496
Headache and pregnancy: a systematic review.
Negro A, Delaruelle Z, Ivanova TA, Khan S, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Terrin A, Reuter U, Mitsikostas DD; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2017 Oct 19;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0816-0. PMID: 29052046Free PMC Article
Biomechanics of whiplash injury.
Chen HB, Yang KH, Wang ZG
Chin J Traumatol 2009 Oct;12(5):305-14. PMID: 19788851
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis.
van de Beek D, de Gans J, Spanjaard L, Weisfelt M, Reitsma JB, Vermeulen M
N Engl J Med 2004 Oct 28;351(18):1849-59. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa040845. PMID: 15509818

Therapy

Neck-Shoulder Region Training for Chronic Headache in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Rinne M, Garam S, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Tokola K, Häkkinen A, Ylinen J, Nikander R
Clin Rehabil 2023 Oct;37(10):1322-1331. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/02692155231170687. PMID: 37097883Free PMC Article
Cephalgia Alopecia.
Bedrin KO, Dougherty C
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2020 Jul 15;24(9):46. doi: 10.1007/s11916-020-00880-w. PMID: 32671496
Headache and pregnancy: a systematic review.
Negro A, Delaruelle Z, Ivanova TA, Khan S, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Terrin A, Reuter U, Mitsikostas DD; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2017 Oct 19;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0816-0. PMID: 29052046Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of a specific manual approach to the suboccipital region in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain and rotation deficit in the upper cervical spine: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
González Rueda V, López de Celis C, Barra López ME, Carrasco Uribarren A, Castillo Tomás S, Hidalgo García C
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017 Sep 5;18(1):384. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1744-5. PMID: 28870191Free PMC Article
Neuropathic pain after dental treatment.
Tınastepe N, Oral K
Agri 2013;25(1):1-6. doi: 10.5505/agri.2013.55477. PMID: 23588863

Prognosis

Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)-Executive Summary.
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525
HOPON (Hyperbaric Oxygen for the Prevention of Osteoradionecrosis): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen to Prevent Osteoradionecrosis of the Irradiated Mandible After Dentoalveolar Surgery.
Shaw RJ, Butterworth CJ, Silcocks P, Tesfaye BT, Bickerstaff M, Jackson R, Kanatas A, Nixon P, McCaul J, Praveen P, Lowe T, Blanco-Guzman M, Forner L, Brennan P, Fardy M, Parkin R, Smerdon G, Stephenson R, Cope T, Glover M
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Jul 1;104(3):530-539. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.02.044. PMID: 30851351
Effectiveness of mobilisation of the upper cervical region and craniocervical flexor training on orofacial pain, mandibular function and headache in women with TMD. A randomised, controlled trial.
Calixtre LB, Oliveira AB, de Sena Rosa LR, Armijo-Olivo S, Visscher CM, Alburquerque-Sendín F
J Oral Rehabil 2019 Feb;46(2):109-119. Epub 2018 Oct 26 doi: 10.1111/joor.12733. PMID: 30307636
Imaging Post-Traumatic Headache.
Rau JC, Dumkrieger GM, Chong CD, Schwedt TJ
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2018 Jul 30;22(10):64. doi: 10.1007/s11916-018-0719-z. PMID: 30062548
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis.
van de Beek D, de Gans J, Spanjaard L, Weisfelt M, Reitsma JB, Vermeulen M
N Engl J Med 2004 Oct 28;351(18):1849-59. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa040845. PMID: 15509818

Clinical prediction guides

Swallowing disorders after treatment for head and neck cancer.
Pezdirec M, Strojan P, Boltezar IH
Radiol Oncol 2019 Jun 1;53(2):225-230. doi: 10.2478/raon-2019-0028. PMID: 31194691Free PMC Article
Effect of cervical manipulation on vertebral artery and cerebral haemodynamics in patients with chronic neck pain: a crossover randomised controlled trial.
Moser N, Mior S, Noseworthy M, Côté P, Wells G, Behr M, Triano J
BMJ Open 2019 May 28;9(5):e025219. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025219. PMID: 31142519Free PMC Article
Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine: a three-armed, single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial.
Chaibi A, Benth JŠ, Tuchin PJ, Russell MB
Eur J Neurol 2017 Jan;24(1):143-153. Epub 2016 Oct 2 doi: 10.1111/ene.13166. PMID: 27696633Free PMC Article
Biomechanics of whiplash injury.
Chen HB, Yang KH, Wang ZG
Chin J Traumatol 2009 Oct;12(5):305-14. PMID: 19788851
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis.
van de Beek D, de Gans J, Spanjaard L, Weisfelt M, Reitsma JB, Vermeulen M
N Engl J Med 2004 Oct 28;351(18):1849-59. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa040845. PMID: 15509818

Recent systematic reviews

Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain.
Häuser W, Welsch P, Radbruch L, Fisher E, Bell RF, Moore RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 5;6(6):CD014915. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014915.pub2. PMID: 37283486Free PMC Article
Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain.
Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Ferreira ML, Hancock MJ, Oliveira VC, McLachlan AJ, Koes BW, Ferreira PH, Cohen SP, Pinto RZ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Apr 9;4(4):CD013577. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013577. PMID: 32271952Free PMC Article
Effect of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise Applied to the Cervical Region on Pain and Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
La Touche R, Martínez García S, Serrano García B, Proy Acosta A, Adraos Juárez D, Fernández Pérez JJ, Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S, Cuenca-Martínez F, Paris-Alemany A, Suso-Martí L
Pain Med 2020 Oct 1;21(10):2373-2384. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa021. PMID: 32181811
Headache and pregnancy: a systematic review.
Negro A, Delaruelle Z, Ivanova TA, Khan S, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Terrin A, Reuter U, Mitsikostas DD; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2017 Oct 19;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0816-0. PMID: 29052046Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Fedorowicz Z, van Zuuren EJ, Schoones J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Sep 9;2013(9):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub3. PMID: 24018587Free PMC Article

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