Pressure pain thresholds assessed over temporalis, masseter, and frontalis muscles in healthy individuals, patients with tension-type headache, and those with …

S Andersen, MW Petersen, AS Svendsen, P Gazerani - Pain, 2015 - journals.lww.com
A systematic review was conducted to identify and summarize the available scientific
literature addressing pressure pain threshold (PPT) values over the temporalis, masseter …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2012

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2012 …

Dry needling at myofascial trigger spots of rabbit skeletal muscles modulates the biochemicals associated with pain, inflammation, and hypoxia

YL Hsieh, SA Yang, CC Yang… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose. Dry needling is an effective therapy for the treatment of pain
associated with myofascial trigger point (MTrP). However, the biochemical effects of dry …

The effects of beta-endorphin: state change modification

JG Veening, HP Barendregt - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Beta-endorphin (β-END) is an opioid neuropeptide which has an important role in
the development of hypotheses concerning the non-synaptic or paracrine communication of …

Catastrophizing has a better prediction for TMD than other psychometric and experimental pain variables

L Willassen, AA Johansson… - Pain Research and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are characterized by moderate to severe pain in the
masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The present study is a part of …

Masticatory sensory-motor changes after an experimental chewing test influenced by pain catastrophizing and neck-pain-related disability in patients with headache …

R La Touche, A Paris-Alemany, A Gil-Martínez… - The journal of headache …, 2015 - Springer
Background Recent research has shown a relationship of craniomandibular disability with
neck-pain-related disability has been shown. However, there is still insufficient information …

Neuroendocrine influencers and associated factors that shape jaw movement and growth in temporomandibular joint disorder management: a systematic review of …

TH Farook, J Dudley - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objective. To investigate the influence of endogenous and exogenous neuroendocrine
analogues on the range and motion of jaw movement, mandibular growth, and factors …

Expression of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, β-endorphin and methionine-enkephalin in human dental pulp tissue after orthodontic intrusion: a pilot …

D Chavarría-Bolaños… - The Angle …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective: To determine the levels of two sensory neuropeptides (substance P [SP] and
calcitonin gene-related peptide [CGRP]) and two endogenous opioids (methionine …

The relationship between β-endorphin and experimental pain sensitivity in older adults with knee osteoarthritis

H Ahn, JH La, JM Chung, H Miao… - … research for nursing, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of pain in people aged> 45 years, and the
knee is the most commonly affected joint. There is a growing interest in understanding the …

Correlation between the levels of non‐specific physical symptoms and pressure pain thresholds measured by algometry in patients with temporomandibular disorders

D Ramalho, L Macedo, G Goffredo Filho… - Journal of oral …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies showed that patients with chronic TMD pain also feature increased sensitivity
in other craniofacial regions, and even in remote peripheral areas, suggesting that …