Temporomandibular dysfunction can contribute to aggravation of tension-type headache: a case report.
A 15-year-old girl, who had had occasional tension-type headache, developed, rather suddenly and without any obvious reason, severe headache. She was admitted to hospital, where examination including CT and magnetic resonance scans did not show any abnormality. A visit to her own general practitioner 7 months later showed tenderness in the muscle of mastication. The patient was referred to a dentist, who diagnosed temporomandibular dysfunction and tension-type headache. After three acupuncture treatments, the patient was without headache and remained free of headache during the following 6 months.
Rosted
Palle
P
prosted@gmail.com
Jørgensen
Annette
A
Bundgaard
Mads
M
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome