ANOTHER ARTICLE REINFORCES THAT CHRONIC TENSION TYPE HEADACHES ARE MEDIATED BY THE TRIGEMNAL NERVE. HEADACHES MEDIATED BY THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS RESPON POSITIVELY TO NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY COMBINED WITH TRIGGER POINT THERAPY AND SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCKS.
A new article in the Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain by Michael Sorrell, MD of Tufts University showed excellent results in treating Migraine utilizing trigger point injections and physical therapy with supervised home stretching. The examination for myofascial trigger points is a step rarely done in normal neurological work-ups of migraine patients.