Doctor Why Does My Face Still Ache?: Getting Relief from Persistent Jaw Ear Tooth and Headache Pain

This groundbreaking book explains why tens of millions of Americans with persistent headaches toothaches jaw pain and other debilitating facial pain cant find relief-even after seeing many doctors in search of a solution. The problem is that most physicians and dentists look for injury or disease to explain the pain but ignore the connection between emotions and muscles-which compose most of the face. While the intimate connection between mind and body has long been studied and applied to treat back heart skin and gastrointestinal system pain this is the first book to clearly explain how the mind can initiate changes in the body that result in persistent pain in the mouth ears jaw forehead and other facial areas. Detailed case studies clearly describe the relief from pain that patients finally feel either through an understanding of the brain-pain connection alone or in combination with traditional pain-relieving medications and technologies. This book will not only benefit people who suffer from persistent facial pain but also physicians and dentists insufficiently trained to recognize and diagnose facial pain problems or unable to explain to patients why stressful life challenges and emotions have fueled their suffering.