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Jaw Disorders Common in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition with many varied symptoms. Temporomandibular joint disorders are one potential symptom. A recent study sought to add to the understanding of TMJ disorders in patients with fibromyalgia. The study compared TMD features in 40 women with fibromyalgia with TMD in 40 healthy participants.
Fibromyalgia and Temporomandibular Disorders: Are they connected?
Fibromyalgia is known to trigger widespread musculoskeletal pain, but few studies have examined the link between the condition and temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD).
Fibromyalgia symptoms in auto injury patients
Many patients who have been in a car crash suffer from widespread pain and tenderness characteristic of fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome. In fact, the commonalities between the two conditions may result in "spuriously inflated rates" of fibromyalgia diagnoses among auto injury patients, suggests a 2011 study.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Fibromyalgia
Researchers have found a link between PTSD and symptoms of fibromyalgia in injury patients.
Risk of chronic pain high after auto collision
After a car crash, many people are able to walk away with minor bumps and bruises that will go away in just a few weeks. Others face life-changing health effects such as brain injuries, spinal problems, or chronic pain.
Car Crashes Increase Your Risk of Chronic Pain
Many people walk away from auto collisions with only minor aches and pain that can resolve itself in a matter of weeks. Others are faced with life-changing conditions like chronic whiplash, brain injury or widespread chronic pain.
Auto Injuries and Post-Traumatic Fibromyalgia
This study examined the relationship between neck injury and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
Neck Injuries From Frontal vs. Rear-end Car Crashes
Most studies on car-crashes and neck pain focus on injuries sustained in rear-end collisions. Less is known about the effects of frontal crashes on the cervical spine. To help fill that gap, researchers from Sweden recently investigated whether neck injuries from frontal crashes differed from those sustained in rear-end collisions.
Risk of injury in low-speed frontal crashes
Can you be injured in a low-speed auto collision? The simple answer is yes. Although many studies have investigated low-speed, rear-end collisions, fewer have examined exactly what happens during frontal crashes.
Multiple Auto Injuries: Affect on Recovery
Rear-end car crashes are very common, and some people have been in multiple crashes, which can complicate recovery. This is the first study1 to look at the effect of a previous hyperextension injury on prognosis in a second injury.
Do New Seat Designs Decrease Facet Joint Injury in Car Crash Patients?
Vehicle crashes may cause injury to multiple structures within the cervical spine, including the facet joint and intervertebral disc. In an attempt to reduce neck injuries during rear-impact collisions, some automakers now incorporate active injury prevention systems into vehicle designs.
Injuries possible in low-speed frontal collisions
Is it possible to be injured in a low-speed car crash? Simply put, the answer is yet. A number of studies have shown that a rear-end auto collision, even one occurring at low speeds, has the potential to cause shoulder pain, neck damage, and other injuries. However, fewer studies have investigated the effects of a low-speed frontal car crashes.
Doctors could prevent auto collisions caused by elderly drivers
Should elderly drivers be required to undergo medical screening in order to keep their license? A recent study found that when physicians warned a patient that they were potentially unfit to drive, they were less likely to be involved in a car collision within the next year.
Motorcycle Crashes and Spinal Injuries
Around the world, traffic accidents are estimated to account for 50% or more of spinal injuries each year. Many of these injuries are sustained by motorcyclists, who are more likely to be injured severely compared to car occupants. A recent study analyzed the crash characteristics of motorcyclists who sustained spinal injuries in a collision, with the aim of identifying the most common risk factors.
Preventing Teen Car Crashes
Every year, thousands of children and teens are killed by car crashes. Among teens between the ages of 15 and 20, auto collisions are the number one cause of death.
Auto Injury Patients Exhibit Distinct Pain Pattern
The goal of this study was to compare car crash patients to patients with fibromyalgia and non-traumatic neck pain, and to determine if there was a particular pain pattern unique to those who had been in a collision.
Pain Patterns After Auto Injury
The goal of this study was to compare auto accident patients to patients with fibromyalgia and non-traumatic neck pain, and to determine if there was a particular pain pattern unique to car crash patients.
Cervical Spine Injury After Side Impact Collisions
Crash studies show that the cervical spine undergoes abnormal motion during a side-impact auto collision.
Serotonin and TMJ Pain
A low level of serotonin (S-5-HT) has been associated with fibromyalgia (FM) in previous studies, and some researchers believe may be a causative factor in chronic pain. The authors of this current study compared the levels of serotonin between chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain subjects, FM patients, and healthy controls to determine if there was a relationship.
Obesity Increases Fatality Risk in Auto Collisions
Scientists have added one more life-threatening factor to the list of risk factors related to obesity: auto accidents. Obese drivers are more likely to die in auto crashes according to a study from the State University of New York.