Headache, Facial Pain, and TMD: Triage and Treatment


Headaches are the second leading cause of disability worldwide and is a symptom which responds well to Chiropractic management for the appropriate HA patient. This course begins with the assessment and examination of the headache patient according to the four classifications of primary headache as well as addressing the differential diagnosis of cervicogenic HA, myofascial pain syndromes and temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Conservative treatment principles for HA and TMD including CMT, soft tissue techniques, lifestyle and photobiomodulation will be presented to enable the clinician to introduce these parameters into the office immediately.
 
Topics:
  • Epidemiology of headache
  • Discussion of the four primary headache classifications
  • Specifics in the history and examination for the headache patient
  • Accurately diagnosing headaches that require immediate referral and headaches that need co-management
  • Differential diagnosis of cervicogenic headache, myofascial and TMD pain syndromes
  • CMT and soft tissue treatment principles for headache and TMD patients
  • Lifestyle, diet, photobiomodulation and nutraceuticals in the treatment of headache.
PACE Approved States: AK, KS, ME, MO, NV, ND, SD, TN
No Prior Approval (NPA) States: CO, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IA, IN, MA, MD, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OR, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY
 
Attendees are advised to check with their boards to ensure this is in accordance with state rules and regulations.
Approval of this course is not an acknowledgement or ruling by the Board that the methods taught in this course are recognized and approved by the Board as the appropriate practice of chiropractic as defined in 331.010, RSMo.

 

   

This course consists of three videos, one for each module and an overall quiz in module three. You must complete each video to move to the next module and to the final quiz. 

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

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Donald DeFabio
DeFabio Spine and Sport Rehab

Activity Number

MO-OL2024L404

Release Date: Nov 7, 2023
Course Expiration Date: Nov 15, 2024

   

   

Watch the Module Two video. Once complete, click Module Three for the final video and quiz.  

Activity Number

MO-OL2024L404

Release Date: Nov 7, 2023
Course Expiration Date: Nov 15, 2024

   

   

Watch the final video and answer the quiz questions to complete this course. 
 

Activity Number

MO-OL2024L404

Release Date: Nov 7, 2023
Course Expiration Date: Nov 15, 2024

CE Hours

3.00