UMSON Student, Faculty, and Research Staff Members
October 25, 2022A group of UMSON colleagues co-authored an article accepted for publication in the European Journal of Pain.
A group of University of Maryland School of Nursing colleagues co-authored an article, "How negative and positive constructs and comorbid conditions contribute to disability in chronic orofacial pain," accepted for publication in the European Journal of Pain.
The group includes:
- Sharon Thomas, UMSON PhD student
- Yang Wang, PhD, assistant staff scientist
- Rachel Cundiff-O'Sullivan, University of Maryland School of Medicine PhD student in UMSON's Placebo Beyond Opinions Center
- Rachel Massalee, coordinator in Luana Colloca's lab
- Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, professor
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) symptoms develop into chronic pain for some patients, but the reasons for this are unclear. Psychosocial factors and chronic overlapping pain conditions are believed to contribute to the development of pain-related disability. The co-authors examined the role of jaw function, negative and positive psychological factors and chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) on pain-related disability whilst controlling for demographic variables.