PNF Exercises on Treatment of Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Treatments: Other: traditional physical therapy treatment; Other: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05709340

PNF exercises for TMJ

Details and patient eligibility

About

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) is an important health problem that occurs approximately in 22 to 35 percent of adults, different physiotherapy methods are reported as treatment options for management of TMJD. Although that, there is no previous studies about the efficacy of PNF exercises in treatment of TMJD in patients with forward head posture. So, the purpose of the present double-blind, randomized, controlled trial is to investigate the efficacy of PNF exercises in treatment of TMJD in patients with forward head posture.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of both genders of age between 20-40 years
• having symptoms of TMD for at least six weeks duration established by an expert physician or orthopaedician
• having forward head posture with CVA < 53
• pain over TMJ between 3 to 6 on NPRS
• mouth opening < 25mm.

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded if they exhibited any of the following criteria:

• TMJ fracture undergone any surgical procedure for TMJ
• Fracture surrounding TMJ
• Dislocation or subluxation of TMJ
• systemic generalized joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis, congenital diseases, or facial paralysis
• recently any dental treatment is taken or surgery over TMJ
• hematological cervical disorders which may affect the jaw
• Neurological deficits e.g. Bells palsy, Trigeminal neuralgia.
• Recent infections (within the last six months) affecting the head and neck e.g. bone infections, meningitis, encephalitis, malaria, ear infection
• Participants who were using any functional appliances e.g. dentures, braces, bite appliances which had been adjusted or fitted in the last 12 weeks prior to the commencement of this study
• DDwR, DDwoR
• Patients were excluded from the study if they were receiving any other form of treatment for their TMJ dysfunction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises

control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy treatment