Immediate Effects of Combining Local Techniques in the Craniomandibular Area and Hamstring Muscle Stretching in Subjects with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Study.
- Conditions
- Vertical mouth openingMuscular and neural mechanosensitivityLumbar and suboccipital mobilityTemporomandibular disordersOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000412639
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sevilla, Spain
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
(a) having myofascial pain, with or without limited opening and bilateral pain, for at least 6 months, according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders;
(b) presence of local and referred pain after manual pressure in the anatomical site described for location of trigger points in the masseter muscles;
(c) limitation to mobility in the anterior-posterior condilar mobility test; and
(d) restricted mobility of the first cervical vertebrae in the cervical flexion-rotation test
(a) a previous cervical whiplash;
(b) previous severe traumatisms, surgery and/or fractures in the mandibular condyle, temporomandibular joint, cranial vault, craniofacial region and/or any spinal level;
(c) degenerative, systemic, rheumatic or tumoral disorders; (d) being under psychiatric treatment;
(e) having received soft tissue or manual therapy within eight weeks before data collection;
(f) being under orthodontic treatment; and
(g) consumption of analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs within 48 hours prior to the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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