Effect of neuromuscular and Jones techniques on patients with bruxism and associated episodic and chronic tension headaches.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: bruxism; chronic tension headaches; episodic tension headaches; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001323112
• Lead Sponsor: Denise Klockzin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Study pathology: bruxism and chronic or episodic tension headaches
- Sign the informed consent form
- The patient has not received osteopathic treatment at least 1 month before the study.
- The patient has not received medical treatment at least 2 weeks before the study.

Patients suffering from bruxism or dental tightening that meet at least three of the following points:
• Denture wear.
• Irregularities in the opening and / or closing movement.
• Muscle pain on palpation.
• Clicks or crack in opening and / or closing.
• Limitation in the opening of the mouth (less than 40 mm).
• Pain in the temporomandibular joint.

Prior knowledge of suffering from episodic or chronic tension headache, which meets the following symptoms:
• Sensitivity of the pericranial musculature (frontal, temporal, masseter, pterygoid,
sternocleidomastoid, splenius and trapezius) to manual palpation.
• Bilateral location.
• Oppressive or tensive quality (non-pulsating).
• Mild or moderate intensity.
• Does not get worse with regular physical activity.
• Headache lasting 30 minutes to 7 days.

Exclusion Criteria

- Injuries and / or fractures of the skull, facial mass or the jaw (in the year prior to the study)
- Surgeries of the skull, facial mass or the jaw (less than six months old)
- Rheumatic injuries.
- Osteitis.
- Tumors and metastasis.
- Central or peripheral neurological pathologies.
- Acute inflammatory or infectious diseases.
- Central or local alterations of sensitivity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified