A total of 34 studies were reviewed in this paper. Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) and Chronic Daily Headache with Medication Overuse (MOH) consistently created a lower quality of life. The Cephagia Article "Quality of life impairment, disability and economic burden associated with chronic daily headache, focusing on chronic migraine with or without medication overuse: A systematic review." include 25 studies of patients and 9 studies of the general population.
I strongly recommend Neuromuscular Intervention as soon as possible when chronic headaches begin. These studies clarify the importance of utilizing a diagnostic neuromuscular orthotic early in the course of the problem. Almost every study done on headache treatment with a neuromuscular diagnostic orthotic shows at least a 50-80% improvement with NMD and frequently far superior results than medication.
Chronic Daily Headache frequently responds extremely well to Neuromuscular Dentistry but unfortunately a diagnostic orthotic is rarely offered to patients in pain centers and neurology offices. The biggest complaint about Neuromuscular Dentistry is that it can be expensive and time consuming when compared to writing a perscription. Long term savings and improvement in quality of life are essential considerations that must be taken into consideration. Insurance companies frquently are uncooperative using sneaky contract language to deny medically necessary treatment. One of the most common and unquetionably fraudulant techniques is to call all headaches and migraines treated by a dentist TMJ or TMD and then place an artificially low coverage maximum on that treatment. The article clearly states "Chronic Daily Headache was consistently associated with greater disability and productivity loss, more consultations, more or longer hospitalizations and higher direct costs than Episodic Headache, it is essential."
The principal conclusions of this review were"the findings of this review underline the detriment to Quality of Life and the disabling nature of CDH, and in particular CM and CDH with MOH, and negative impact on workplace productivity compared to other types of headache."
Reducing medication use and overuse is one of the real advantages of Neuromuscular Dental treatment of Chronic Migaine and Chronic Daily Headache. The side effects of massive drug use in headache and migraine often worsen the problem.
Prior to treating migraines, Tension -type headaches sinus headaches, and chronic daily headaches with dangerous medications it is logical to utilize a Dignostic Neuromuscular Orthotic, if relief is obtained the Medication Overuse is diminished. Medication Overuse Headaches are one of the worst headache types in destroying quality of Life.
The Neuromuscular Dental Institute (Institute for the Study of Neuromuscular Dentistry) is my answer to this disaster. Dr Barry Cooper, a leading Neuromuscular Dentistry Educator will teach his introduction to Neuromuscular Dentistry course to small groups of 4-6 dentists. We hope large numbers of these students will continue their Neuromuscular Dental Education at ICCMO (International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics) meetings and at the Las Vegas Institue (LVI)
This wll be in addition to the current course I give on Sleep Apnea Treatment with oral appliance (Dental Sleep Medicine) as well as coverage of nerve blocks including the SPG block. The SPG or Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block can be incredibly effective in preventing and eliminating migraines. Ideally patients can learn to utilze and self administer SPG blocks to prevent or Amelliorate migraine headaches early in their course. It is simple, inexpensive and frequently incredibly effective.
The Alliance of TMD organizations (I am the ICCMO representative to the TMD Alliance) is working to prevent patients from being denied care that will mprove their overall quality of life and subsequently result in enormous long term savings in costs and expenses associates with chronic headaches and migraines.
The way TMJ, TMD and Neuromuscular Dentistry is dealt with by insurance companies is an example of Discrimination against women since the vast majority of patients with headaches, migraines and TM Joint disorders are female.
I will continue to treat patients at my Gurnee Dental practice, Delany Dental Care Ltd in our current locatin and in our new location that has a better layout for giving continuing educational courses to dentists, physicians and allied medical practitioners. Contact my office at 847-623-5530 for information on becoming a patient.
We do make special arrangements for long distance patients to make treatment requre less time and travel.
Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D, AAPM, FICCMO
Pub Med Abstract follows:
Cephalalgia. 2011 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Quality of life impairment, disability and economic burden associated with chronic daily headache, focusing on chronic migraine with or without medication overuse: A systematic review.
Lantéri-Minet M, Duru G, Mudge M, Cottrell S.
CHU de Nice - Hôpital Pasteur, France.
Abstract
Objective : To evaluate the evidence for quality of life (QoL) impairment, disability, healthcare resource use and economic burden associated with chronic daily headache (CDH), focusing on chronic migraine (CM) with or without medication overuse. Methods : A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of studies of patients/subjects with CDH that included CM, occurring on at least 15 days per month. Main findings: Thirty-four studies were included for review (25 studies of patients and nine of subjects from the general population). CDH and CDH with medication overuse headache (MOH) were consistently associated with a lower QoL compared to control or episodic headache (EH) and CDH without MOH. CDH was consistently associated with greater disability and productivity loss, more consultations, more or longer hospitalizations and higher direct costs than EH. Data were not amenable to statistical pooling. Principal conclusions : The findings of this review underline the detriment to QoL and the disabling nature of CDH, and in particular CM and CDH with MOH, and negative impact on workplace productivity compared to other types of headache.
PMID: 21464078 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
