Manual Therapy and Exercises Applied to Cervical Spine in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders

Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Manual therapy; Device: Pressure biofeedback device

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01954511

U1111-1139-4055

0300.0.135.000-11 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a manual therapy and exercise program, focused on the rehabilitation of cervical function, on clinical signs and mandibular function in subjects with TMD.

Full description

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a general term that refers to disorders associated with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the masticatory muscles. Among the main symptoms are pre-auricular pain (in the region of the TMJ) and/or pain in the masticatory muscles.

It's usual to observe that subjects with TMD also present cervical alteration. Beside this, cervical postural alterations produced by muscle tension can influence mandibular position.

The intervention protocol was based on manual therapy, stabilization exercises and stretching.

The technique are:.

1. Upper cervical flexion mobilization;
2. C5 central posterior-anterior mobilization;
3. Stabilization exercise: Cranio-cervical flexor stabilization exercise
4. Stretching of muscles: upper trapezius, scalenes, semispinalis capitis; splenius capitis, sternocleidomastoid

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with myogenic or mixed temporomandibular disorders

Exclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with arthrogenic or discogenic temporomandibular disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Manual therapy

No Intervention group

Description:

Upper cervical flexion mobilization, C5 central posterior-anterior mobilization, Pressure biofeedback device

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy

Device: Pressure biofeedback device

Other: Manual therapy