


Headaches & Face Pain
This course explores the neurological mechanisms underlying head and facial pain, including chronic headaches, migraines, TMJ dysfunction, and trigeminal neuralgia.
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Description
This 15-hour course provides a comprehensive exploration of the neurological mechanisms behind chronic head and facial pain. Participants will study the central and peripheral pathways involved in pain generation and modulation, with a focus on headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, TMJ dysfunction, and facial neuropathies. The course emphasizes diagnostic techniques—including cranial nerve exams, autonomic assessment, and imaging—and offers brain-based rehabilitation strategies such as vestibular therapy, nerve decompression, and sensory retraining to reduce chronic pain and restore function.
What you’ll learn:
- Understand the neuroanatomy of pain pathways specific to head and face pain.
- Identify and differentiate headache syndromes and facial pain conditions.
- Perform neurological and cranial nerve exams to assess pain generators.
- Apply rehab techniques such as brain-based therapies, autonomic modulation, and sensory retraining.
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- Resource Library for CNS16
- About this Course
- Journal Articles
- Download: Download the Slides and Handbook
- Chapter 1 - Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity
- Lesson: Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity pt. 1
- Lesson: Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity pt. 2
- Quiz: Chapter 1 Quiz
- Chapter 2 - Headache Classification
- Lesson: Headache Classification
- Quiz: Chapter 2 Quiz
- Chapter 3 - Migraines
- Lesson: Migraines
- Quiz: Chapter 3 Quiz
- Chapter 4 - Migraines Phases
- Lesson: Migraines Phases pt. 1
- Lesson: Migraines Phases pt. 2
- Quiz: Chapter 4 Quiz
- Chapter 5 - Vestibular Migraines
- Lesson: Vestibular Migraines
- Quiz: Chapter 5 Quiz
- Chapter 6 - Q&A
- Lesson: Q&A
- Chapter 7 - Tension & Cervicogenic Headaches
- Lesson: Tension & Cervicogenic Headaches
- Quiz: Chapter 7 Quiz
- Chapter 8 - Facial Neuralgias
- You're Halfway There!
- Lesson: Facial Neuralgias
- Quiz: Chapter 8 Quiz
- Chapter 9 - Case Study
- Lesson: Case Study Pt. 1
- Lesson: Case Study Pt. 2
- Lesson: Case Study Pt. 3
- Chapter 10 - Treatment Approaches for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Lesson: Treatment Approaches for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Quiz: Chapter 10 Quiz
- Chapter 11 - Menstrual Migraine
- Lesson: Menstrual Migraine
- Chapter 12 - Neuromodulation for the Trigeminal Nerve
- Lesson: Neuromodulation for the Trigeminal Nerve
- Quiz: Chapter 12 Quiz
- Chapter 13 - Pterygoid/Masseter Function & Innervation
- Lesson: Pterygoid/Masseter Function & Innervation
- Quiz: Chapter 13 Quiz
- Chapter 14 - Head Positioning Error
- Lesson: Head Positioning Error
- Quiz: Chapter 14 Quiz
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Headaches & Face Pain
This course explores the neurological mechanisms underlying head and facial pain, including chronic headaches, migraines, TMJ dysfunction, and trigeminal neuralgia.
$
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$
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