{"id":724,"date":"2025-10-13T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/?p=724"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:43:45","slug":"face-pd-facial-pain-experience-in-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/face-pd-facial-pain-experience-in-parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"FacE-PD- Facial pain Experience in Parkinson\u2019s Disease\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This study aims to understand the types of pain affecting the face, head and mouth regions in people with Parkinson\u2019s disease. Most people living with Parkinson\u2019s disease experience pain, and this pain is often not well managed. Pain acts as the body\u2019s warning system, signalling that something may be wrong so that the area can be protected and given time to heal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pain in the head, face, and mouth area (known as orofacial pain) is often felt more intensely than pain elsewhere in the body. This stronger reaction encourages greater protection of an area, which contain structures vital for survival, such as the eyes and brain.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not yet know what kinds of orofacial pain people with Parkinson\u2019s disease experience, or whether this pain changes as the disease progresses. Learning more about these patterns could help healthcare professionals provide better pain management and, in turn, improve the quality of life for those with the condition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research team&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Emma Beecroft&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Hiba Salman&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Nicola Pavese<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Justin Durham <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2023\/06\/emma-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2023\/06\/emma-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2023\/06\/emma-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2023\/06\/emma-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2023\/06\/emma.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Beecroft Principle Investigator FacE-PD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact details for research team<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary investigator: Emma Beecroft&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:emma.beecroft@ncl.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emma.beecroft@ncl.ac.uk<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tel: 01912820974&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6a0e267a-fb69-4fdf-a7b8-59c6781874b6\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2025\/10\/Participant-information-sheet-V3.0-FacE-PD.pdf\">Participant information sheet V3.0 FacE-PD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2025\/10\/Participant-information-sheet-V3.0-FacE-PD.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6a0e267a-fb69-4fdf-a7b8-59c6781874b6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QR code link to FacE-PD online questionnaire <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2025\/10\/survey-qr-code.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752\" style=\"width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2025\/10\/survey-qr-code.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/painresearch\/files\/2025\/10\/survey-qr-code-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This study aims to understand the types of pain affecting the face, head and mouth regions in people with Parkinson\u2019s disease. 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