Association Between TMD and LBP Back Pain

Tri-Service General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Conditions

Treatments: Device: balance assessment with Biodex balance system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03139175

KLee

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigate the relationships between temporomandibular disorder and low back pain

Full description

Some patients with chronic low back pain reveal temporomandibular disorder,and others do not. So the aims of my study were to find out the risk factors that contribute to the concurrence of temporomandibular disorder.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• unilateral LBP for more than 1 year

Exclusion criteria

• sensory or neurologic disorders; structural defect of the spine or lower extremities; a history of spine or TMD surgery; recent hip, knee, or ankle pain; any medication that could affect balance; a history of uncorrected visual impairment; and vestibular disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

temporomandibular disorder group

Experimental group

Description:

subjects with TMD and CLBP symptoms undergo balance assessment with Biodex balance system

Treatment:

Device: balance assessment with Biodex balance system

chronic low back pain group

Active Comparator group

Description:

subjects only with LBP symptoms undergo balance assessment with Biodex balance system

Treatment:

Device: balance assessment with Biodex balance system

Normal

Other group

Description:

subjects without temporomandibular disorder and low back pain symptoms undergo balance assessment with Biodex balance system

Treatment:

Device: balance assessment with Biodex balance system