title: Ear pain following temporomandibular surgery originating from the temporomandibular joint or the cranial nervous tissue? A case report.
abstract: A patient presenting with local pain and limitation of movement in the temporomandibular region following surgery of the left temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is described. Manual techniques like distraction of the TMJ combined with motor control exercises to restore TMJ function were not sufficient to relieve the patient's symptoms and her orofacial functions. However, during manual assessment and treatment of cranial nervous tissue, in this case the auriculotemporal nerve and its interface, pain was relieved and orofacial functions improved.
authors.affiliation: Paramedical Center, Roosendaal, The Netherlands. Electronic address: wgeerse@live.nl.
authors.forename: Wouter K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Geerse
authors.affiliation: University of Applied Science, Department of Rehabilitation, Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Harry J M
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: von Piekartz
mesh_terms: D004423:Ear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mandibular nerve; Mobilization; Neurodynamics; Surgery; Temporomandibular joint