Blog Archives

February 5, 2024

What is an Orofacial Pain Specialist?

Decades ago, when I started my dental practice, I occasionally encountered perplexing patient pain issues. More than once I completed what I believed to be a successful root canal treatment,

January 31, 2024

Meet Christine Cohen

My name is Christine Cohen, and I have trigeminal neuralgia, geniculate neuralgia, occipital neuralgia, Eagle’s Syndrome, and Arnold Chiari malformation. Each one of these medical conditions is considered rare. During

January 30, 2024

Rare Disease Day 2024

The Facial Pain Association (FPA) is the largest patient organization supporting all people affected by neuropathic facial pain, leading the world in resources for information and healthcare guidance. Through educational

January 23, 2024

Dr. Liedtke Reflects on Joining the American Clinical and Climatological Association

The FPA congratulates Dr. Liedtke on his election to the American Clinical and Climatological Association “Wow I’m in!” — it immediately hit me when I recently opened an e-mail from

January 23, 2024

A Message from the CEO

Every January, many people look forward to the new year with hopes and dreams, goals and objectives. The Facial Pain Association (FPA) is no different. We have spent the last

January 23, 2024

From the Board Chair

We are a community because we share some very important things: We either share the experience of having this terrible pain or helping someone who does; we share the need