Effects of TMJ exercises on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patient with non-specific neck pain.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: nonspecific neck pain.; Spondylolysis, cervical region; M43.02

• Registration Number: IRCT20200611047734N3
• Lead Sponsor: university of Lahore, Lahore

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Age of 18-55 years old
With primary complaints of NSNP (symptoms lasting for at least 3 months)
One of the four signs of TMD (joint sounds, deviation during mouth opening, muscle pain at a minimum of two tender points in the temporalis or masseter muscles and pain during mouth opening).
Both male and female patients
The severity of pain should be adequate (on a numerical pain rating scale it should be higher than 2 out of 10) for approving a clinically beneficial effect to be exhibited

Exclusion Criteria

Acute muscle trauma,
Received physiotherapy during the previous 3 months
Unilateral and bilateral upper extremity symptoms
Any neurological disorders.
Musculoskeletal systemic disease
Serious spinal pathology
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Cervical rib
Cervicogenic headache and vertigo.
The previous history of whiplash trauma, prior to 6 weeks of inspection
.Patients with h/o fractures of cervical or thoracic spine
Any former h/o cervico-thoracic surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Baseline and after 4th week. Method of measurement: Numeriac pain rating scale.;Range of motion. Timepoint: Baseline and after 4th week. Method of measurement: Goniometer.;Functional activity. Timepoint: Baseline and after 4th week. Method of measurement: Neck Functional Disability index.