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    Case Study: Caucasian Female - 30 Years Old

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    A 30-year-old Caucasian female presented with over a year of neck pain that feels like her jaw is ripping apart, as well as phantom pain where her teeth used to be and long-term headaches. She has a history of cancer on her tongue treated with surgery and radiation, as well as full tooth extraction and diabetes. Her examination found lymphedema, numbness on the right side of her mouth, pain when swallowing, and tightened muscle trigger points. Her treatment plan includes medications to stop headaches, massages to move fluid, potential surgery to address an irritated trigeminal nerve, and pulsed radio frequency treatment.

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    A 30-year-old Caucasian female presented with over a year of neck pain that feels like her jaw is ripping apart, as well as phantom pain where her teeth used to be and long-term headaches. She has a history of cancer on her tongue treated with surgery and radiation, as well as full tooth extraction and diabetes. Her examination found lymphedema, numbness on the right side of her mouth, pain when swallowing, and tightened muscle trigger points. Her treatment plan includes medications to stop headaches, massages to move fluid, potential surgery to address an irritated trigeminal nerve, and pulsed radio frequency treatment.

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    A 30-year-old Caucasian female presented with over a year of neck pain that feels like her jaw is ripping apart, as well as phantom pain where her teeth used to be and long-term headaches. She has a history of cancer on her tongue treated with surgery and radiation, as well as full tooth extraction and diabetes. Her examination found lymphedema, numbness on the right side of her mouth, pain when swallowing, and tightened muscle trigger points. Her treatment plan includes medications to stop headaches, massages to move fluid, potential surgery to address an irritated trigeminal nerve, and pulsed radio frequency treatment.

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    Case Study: Caucasian Female - 30 Years Old

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    A 30-year-old Caucasian female presented with over a year of neck pain that feels like her jaw is ripping apart, as well as phantom pain where her teeth used to be and long-term headaches. She has a history of cancer on her tongue treated with surgery and radiation, as well as full tooth extraction and diabetes. Her examination found lymphedema, numbness on the right side of her mouth, pain when swallowing, and tightened muscle trigger points. Her treatment plan includes medications to stop headaches, massages to move fluid, potential surgery to address an irritated trigeminal nerve, and pulsed radio frequency treatment.

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    Caucasian Female - 30 years old


    Medical History:
    - Had cancer on her tongue but was removed & put back together
    - Had full mouth tooth extraction in order to receive therapy in her mouth
    - radiation completed on 3/6/15
    - lasted 6 weeks
    - Lymphedema on side of neck
    - Type 2 Diabetic
    - Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Complaining of:
    -Pain in neck for over 1 year
    -feels like her jaw is ripping apart
    -phantom pain where her teeth used to be
    - long time headaches (lasts 3-4 days at a time)
    - constant pain since July 2015
    - progressively getting worse
    - all over head and goes down into the neck
    - no feeling at all on right side of mouth (numb & tingly)
    - pain on right side when swallowing because of radiation blisters
    - has no saliva in her mouth
    - trigger points in muscle are tightened

    Treatment: Need to stop pain sensation, need to create new pathway for fluid,
    one branch of trigeminal nerve is irritated causing pain
    -Can prescribe medications to stop long term headaches
    -Norco
    -Tramidal
    -Massages to move fluid around
    -Surgery
    -Find styloid process, tap with needle & walk off
    -pulsed radio frequency treatment

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