Driving Hope With Every Step!
Meet the walkers: The Lewandowskis This is from one of our volunteers at the Facial Pain Research Foundation: My name is Miriana Lewandowski and my family and I are participating in Walk Your Face Off
Millions of Steps Forward for Facial Pain Research!
Millions of Steps Forward for Facial Pain Research! WALK YOUR FACE OFF! Join our MILLIONS OF STEPS FORWARD campaign! Facial Pain Awareness Month is October. We are using it to raise funds for research ONE
Potential rescue medication for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) breakthrough pain
These are the details from the FPRF Symposium presentation regarding a potential rescue medication for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) breakthrough pain. Lightning Talk Overview: Dr. Stephen Bart (Vanderbilt Health) discussed a novel approach: combining guanfacine (usually
Run Your Face Off!
Supporters of the Facial Pain Research Foundation are raising funds for research through the Run Your Face Off (RYFO) program! Here we are highlighting our first two groups of runners, Ashleigh Burroughs (her mother has
Preclinical Discovery of Novel Analgesics for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Highlights Automated Pain Measurement: Dr. Basbaum's lab developed an automated, machine-learning-based system (DeepLabCut) to objectively track and quantify pain-related behaviors in mice, enhancing the accuracy and reproducibility of results. Model Relevance: The FRICT-ION mouse model
FPRF Symposium Insights-TN and TMD
Here are the main takeaways from the co-presentation by Dr. Donald Nixdorf and Dr. Suzie Bergman: 1. Diagnostic Challenges Facial pain can be caused by TN (a nerve condition) or TMD (muscle/joint issues), and the