Facial Pain

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Books to read later

• Bonicas ch66 Cranial Neuralgias¹
• Bonicas Ch67 Facial Pain¹

Anatomy

• Trigeminothalamic tract carries noxious temperature and pain sensations for the face²

DDX

Facial pain is a vague term that can be elicited by many factors:

• Trigeminal neuralgia³

References

1.

Ballantyne J, Fishman S, Rathmell JP, eds. Bonica’s Management of Pain. 5th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2019.

2.

Blumenfeld H. Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases. 3rd ed. Oxford university press; 2022.

3.

Henssen DJHA, Kurt E, Kozicz T, van Dongen R, Bartels RHMA, van Cappellen van Walsum AM. New Insights in Trigeminal Anatomy: A Double Orofacial Tract for Nociceptive Input. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 2016;10:53. doi:10.3389/fnana.2016.00053