Purpose: The aim of perspective article is to suggest a practical traffic-light prognosis-based classification system to improve the management of patients with headache and/or orofacial pain in the musculoskeletal practice. This classification system is based on the best available scientific knowledge based on the unique set-up and clinical reasoning process of musculoskeletal practitioners.
This framework incorporates medical screening for dangerous medical conditions, and profiling the psychosocial aspects of each patient; thus, follows the biopsychosocial rehabilitation paradigm.