Center for head, facial and temporomandibular joint pain
Pain is a warning signal. Head, facial and temporomandibular joint pain can occur acutely but can also become chronic. In particular, chronic complaints without a recognizable physical cause usually represent a major psychological burden for those affected. The Center for Head, Facial and Jaw Joint Pain is supported by the Clinics for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurology, Consultative Psychiatry and Psychosomatics, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology and Rheumatology.
The clinics mentioned above send experts to the interdisciplinary board in which the treatment strategies are coordinated. By involving associated experts from the Clinic for Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Surgery, the Eye Clinic and the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy departments, individual treatment teams can be formed to implement the Board’s recommendations. Other tasks of the ZKGS are the coordination of research and the training and further education of doctors and medical professionals in the field of head, facial and temporomandibular joint pain.
There are various predisposing, triggering and maintaining factors for head, facial and temporomandibular joint complaints, so that such complaints often have more than one cause. Stress and strain situations as well as diseases of the central or peripheral nervous and vascular system, the teeth, jaws and jaw joints, the paranasal sinuses and the axial skeleton can lead to or accentuate pain in the head, face and jaw joint area.
Due to these interrelated and complex symptoms, interprofessional and interdisciplinary cooperation is a prerequisite for efficient assessment and successful treatment.