Effects of upper neck mobilization and soft tissue stretch in forward head posture individuals having jaw pain.
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M20-M25- Other joint disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/10/015877
- Lead Sponsor
- Bhumika Sudha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Both male and female
2)Age group between 22 to 40 years
3)Tender masticatory muscles ( masseter and temporalis) with latent trigger points on palpation
4)Tender cervical muscles (upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid) ) with latent trigger points on palpation
5)Patients with reduced jaw opening with interincisal distance <40mm
6)Patients having forward head posture
Exclusion Criteria
•Recent history of trauma and fracture around TM joint and/or cervical spine
•Patients undergone any surgery of TM joint and/or cervical spine
•Unco-operative patients
•Patients with any mental illness
•Acute pain or dental problems other than TMJ dysfunction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS <br/ ><br>VERNIER CALLIPER <br/ ><br>JFLS-8 <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 times
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method niversal goniometer <br/ ><br>Pressure biofeedbackTimepoint: 2 times