Effects of Physical Therapy on Temporomandibular Disorder in Patients with Fibromyalgia

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• Conditions: Fribromialgia, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder; C05.500.607.221.897.897; C10.597.606.150.500.800.150; C05.651.324

• Registration Number: RBR-3b3m2r
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Paulo / Hospital São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Fourteen women between 30 and 60 years old; diagnosed with fibromyalgia; presented pain in the jaw, temples, face, preauricular area and ears at rest or during function and palpation of three or more of the 20 muscle sites (tendon and temporalis, masseter, submandibular region, the lateral pterygoid area) muscle; limited mouth opening; visual analogue scale (VAS) between 3 and 7.

Exclusion Criteria

internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint, a predominantly mouth breathing pattern, systemic, pulmonary or cardiac musculoskeletal disease and history of trauma to the face or cervical spine.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved intensity proven by visual analog pain scale.;The effects on pain in the temporomandibular joint area, neck pain and mental health were similar to those found in the control group, so the physical therapy protocol employed showed no effects on pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved quality of life measured by the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).;Improvement in overall quality of life of the study subjects was observed as evidenced by the increase of the parameters of the SF-36 questionnaire.