Pain Researchers Help Understand COVID-19 Treatment
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. As COVID-19 continues to make its way around the world, causing death along its destructive path, there are many researchers...
Closed Lock Mobilization: TMJ Exercises & Stretches
In this article, we'll provice step-by-step TMJ exercises and treatments for Dentists and self-mobilization stretches for patients. The main reason why a jaw locks closed is due to a derangement of the TM joint (disk displacement without reduction or DDNR). It is...
Pain Education May Help Patients Manage Chronic Back Pain
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. Millions of people with chronic low back pain understand how it prevents them from enjoying their lives. Many people seek help...
How to Perform an Occlusal Analysis
Occlusion, simply defined, is how teeth meet when the lower and upper jaw come together. Proper occlusion is necessary for eating, aesthetics, and disease prevention. However, many factors can cause malocclusion including trauma and genetics. Before we cover the...
Relieving Chronic Abdominal Pain with Spinal Cord Stimulation
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. Millions of people around the country suffer from chronic abdominal pain -- discomfort that has lasted for a period of at least...
TMJ Assessment: Jaw Range of Motion, Noise, and Tenderness
For TMJ mobilization procedures read: Closed Lock Mobilization: TMJ Exercises & Stretches. Jaw Range of Motion Assessment Prior to the procedure, introduce yourself to the patient, explain the purpose of the examination, obtain consent, and be sure to meet...
Does Self-Compassion Help with Chronic Pain Management?
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. Most people know that having compassion for others is a good thing. But how many people, especially those with chronic pain, have...
How to Perform a Salivary Gland and Salivary Flow Exam
In previous articles, Dr. Roseann Mulligan explored Xerostomia, Salivary Gland Hypofunction, the role of saliva in older adults, and the causes of dry mouth including xerogenic medications and systemic diseases. In this article, we'll cover a few practical methods to...
Managing Chronic Pain with a Mind-Body Physical Activity Program
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. Many people around the country suffer from chronic pain. The good news is that there are also many different ways that people can...
How to Perform a Lymph Node Examination
Lymph Node Examination A lymph node evaluation should be included in all new patients as part of the oral cancer triage. Below is a video showing the proper technique and a written explanation of what is expected from dentists when performing a lymph node and...
New Injection Techniques for Treating Chronic Foot Pain
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. There is a good chance that everyone knows someone who suffers from ongoing foot pain. Millions of people have chronic foot pain,...
How to Plan and Implement a Community Health Program
This is an adapted presentation by Professor Linda Brookman, RDHAP, BSDH, MS for the Community Health Program Planning and Implementation course as part of USC Ostrow’s Community Oral Health program. What is the public health pyramid? The public health pyramid is a...
Noninvasive, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Chronic Pain
This article was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director Pain Medicine Master and Certificate. There are millions of people who suffer from chronic pain. While many people turn to pharmacological or invasive treatments to...
Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
This is an adapted presentation by Professor Linda Brookman, RDHAP, BSDH, MS for the Community Health Program Planning and Implementation course as part of USC Ostrow's Community Oral Health program. What is health equity? According to the World Health...
Proposed Mechanism and Treatment of Palatal Myoclonus
Myoclonus is a frequently observed hyperkinetic movement disorder, which is often classified according to its anatomical origin. [1] Palatal myoclonus is characterized by involuntary palatal contractions, causing clicking tinnitus due to the action of soft palate...
Mechanism and Treatment of Orofacial Motor Tics
Rather than a voluntary movement, a tic is a movement which relieves a voluntary urge, and this is the key characteristic which differentiates a tic from another movement disorder. Motor tics of the orofacial area include tongue protrusion, facial grimacing, blinking,...
Distance Education vs. Correspondence Courses
Not all online programs are the same. Let’s look at the definition of a correspondence course versus an eLearning experience. Why is the distinction important? While there has been no payment made by St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, the U.S. Department of...
Create an Asynchronous eLearning Experience in 4 Easy Steps
Before we cover the four steps for creating an asynchronous eLearning experience, here are three studies that demonstrate the benefits of using interactive video content in eLearning courses. The Effectiveness of Embedded Content as form of Active Learning The...
How to Motivate Students: EPAs, Badges, and Experience Points
The final installment in the F.I.S.G.R. acronym for effectively teaching online is “R,” which stands for rewards. In general, the principle is that rewards do in fact motivate students. Before explaining badges and experience points, it is important to explain...
Understanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a painful condition of nerve malfunction that usually follows an injury to an extremity. The pain exceeds in both magnitude and duration the expected clinical course of the original injury, often resulting in significant impairment of...
How to Use Guided Discovery Questions to Deepen Learning
Guided discovery means that the instructor creates questions and suggests resources for students to research and on which to report. These questions are typically given to students at the end of a lecture or following a patient case problem. The article, Student...
3 Best Practices for Creating an Interactive Course Manual
There are several pieces of circumstantial evidence that exist to support the idea that students don't read textbooks anymore. For example, Pearson, the largest publisher of educational textbooks has said they are phasing out print books and making all learning...
Researchers Find Sleep Quality Can Impact Chronic Pain Response
This article was originally published by Dr. Steven Richeimer on Confronting Chronic Pain. Most people would agree that if you get a good night’s sleep, you are likely better ready to take on challenges that come your way. Researchers set out to see if sleep quality...
How to Increase Student Performance with Active Learning
In this installment of our series on effective online teaching, we will cover the basics of creating a recorded interactive lecture and an interactive course manual. In subsequent articles, we will explore the technology needed to do this. Our goal is to go well...
