Multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain from myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome: A four-year experience at a Brazilian center

dc.contributor.authorGil, Ivana A.
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Célia Marisa Rizzatti
dc.contributor.authorPedro, Vanessa Monteiro
dc.contributor.authorAlves Silverio, Kelly C.
dc.contributor.authorGoldfarb, Denis Paulo
dc.contributor.authorFusco, Viviane
dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Cláudia M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Pain Studies (CPS)
dc.contributor.institutionBehavioral Dentistry Area
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionBrazilian Chapter
dc.contributor.institutionProsthesis and Periodontol. Dept.
dc.contributor.institutionProsthet. Dent. Occlusion/O.
dc.contributor.institutionIntl. Assoc. for Dental Research
dc.contributor.institutionFed. University of São Carlos
dc.contributor.institutionPaulista School of Medicine
dc.contributor.institutionUNIMEP
dc.contributor.institutionSpeech Pathology Department
dc.contributor.institutionCPS
dc.contributor.institutionOral Diagn. and Surgery Department
dc.contributor.institutionOral Medicine Service of the School
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:54:32Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:54:32Z
dc.date.issued1998-01-01
dc.description.abstractChronic pain is the major complaint of myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) and is a complex problem which involves physical, psychological and social aspects. The etiology of MPDS is multifactorial and the multidisciplinary approach is essential for differential diagnosis and for comprehensive treatment planning. In 1993, the Dental School of Piracicaba-UNICAMP, Brazil, opened a Center for Pain Studies (CPS), staffed by health care providers including, dentists, psychologists, physicians, physiotherapists and phonoaudiologists. The major aims of the CPS are to provide clinical care and to develop basic and applied research. Sixty-two MPDS patients had been admitted to the CPS by 1997. There were 60 females and 2 males, mean age - 32.5 years. The mean duration of chronic pain was 48 months. Pain intensity and unpleasantness were measured employing the Visual Analogue Scale. The tendency to develop stress-related diseases was assessed by the Social Readjustment Scale. There was a mean reduction of chronic pain of 69.89% and 71.78% relative to intensity and unpleasantness, respectively. The experience of clinical attendance at a multidisciplinary center showed the relevance of a team consisting of health care providers from different specialties with well-established aims, completely integrated and sensitive enough to understand the painful complaints of MPDS patients.en
dc.description.affiliationFaculdade de Odontol. de Araraquara UNESP Depto. de Diagnóstico e Cir., R. Humaitá, 1680, CEP - 14801-903 Araraquara-SP
dc.description.affiliationState University of São Paulo USP, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationCentre for Pain Studies (CPS)
dc.description.affiliationBehavioral Dentistry Area
dc.description.affiliationUniversity of Campinas UNICAMP, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationIntl. Assoc. for the Study of Pain Brazilian Chapter
dc.description.affiliationProsthesis and Periodontol. Dept.
dc.description.affiliationProsthet. Dent. Occlusion/O.
dc.description.affiliationIntl. Assoc. for the Study of Pain Intl. Assoc. for Dental Research
dc.description.affiliationUniversity of Campinas UNICAMP, São Paulo state
dc.description.affiliationFed. University of São Carlos, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Physiotherapy Fed. University of São Carlos
dc.description.affiliationCentre for Pain Studies (CPS) UNICAMP
dc.description.affiliationPaulista School of Medicine, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationCentre for Pain Studies (CPS) University of Campinas UNICAMP, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationUNICAMP
dc.description.affiliationMethodist University of Piracicaba UNIMEP, São Paulo state
dc.description.affiliationSpeech Pathology Department
dc.description.affiliationDental School University of Campinas UNICAMP, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationCPS
dc.description.affiliationState University of Campinas UNICAMP
dc.description.affiliationDental School of Araraquara UNESP, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationOral Diagn. and Surgery Department
dc.description.affiliationOral Medicine Service of the School
dc.description.affiliationIntl. Assoc. for the Study of Pain Brazilian Chapter Intl. Assoc. for Dental Research
dc.description.affiliationUnespFaculdade de Odontol. de Araraquara UNESP Depto. de Diagnóstico e Cir., R. Humaitá, 1680, CEP - 14801-903 Araraquara-SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDental School of Araraquara UNESP, São Paulo State
dc.format.extent17-25
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08869634.1998.11746034
dc.identifier.citationCranio, v. 16, n. 1, p. 17-25, 1998.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08869634.1998.11746034
dc.identifier.issn0886-9634
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0031605494
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/224077
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCranio
dc.sourceScopus
dc.titleMultidisciplinary approach to chronic pain from myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome: A four-year experience at a Brazilian centeren
dc.typeArtigo

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