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The Effectiveness of Temporomandibular Joint Mobilization and Exercise in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

U

Uskudar University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Chronic Pain
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Neck Pain

Treatments

Other: physiotherapy
Other: TMJ exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06005922
Uskudar63

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the effects of temporomandibular joint mobilization and exercises added to the conventional physiotherapy program on posture, functionality and muscular endurance in individuals with chronic neck pain.

Full description

Our research is a randomized controlled trial. 50 participants will be included in the study, which will be conducted on individuals aged 18-65 years with chronic neck pain. Participants will be divided into 2 groups as experimental and control groups by simple randomization method. All patients will be treated with conventional physiotherapy methods for 4 weeks and 5 days a week. In addition to conventional treatment, temporomandibular joint mobilization techniques were applied to the experimental group; exercises will be given. In the study, temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) Pain Screener, Neck Disability Index, and Visual Analog Scale questionnaires will be applied to the patients twice, before and after the treatment. Before and after the treatment, the cervical region's range of motion and muscular endurance will be measured by the physiotherapist. Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Enrollment

42 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Being between the ages of 18-65,
  • Having neck pain lasting longer than 3 months,
  • Absence of known systemic disease or trauma history,
  • Volunteering to participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a history of trauma in the areas that are the subject of the study, such as head and neck surgery, upper extremity, thoracic and cervical vertebrae,
  • Disc displacement, osteoarthrosis, osteoarthritis signs and symptoms
  • Having a neurological-psychiatric diagnosis that may affect the measurement results.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

42 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional physiotherapy methods
Active Comparator group
Description:
conventional physiotherapy methods
Treatment:
Other: physiotherapy
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) group
Experimental group
Description:
conventional physiotherapy methods and temporomandibular joint mobilization and temporomandibular joint exercises
Treatment:
Other: TMJ exercises
Other: physiotherapy

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Ömer ŞEVGİN

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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