Impact of neck rehabilitation on temporomandibular joints and muscle functioning in patients with chronic neck pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Idiopathic neck pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neck pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14511735
• Lead Sponsor: Rzeszów University

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33901247/ (added 27/04/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34660797/ (added 19/10/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-12-22
• Study Start: 2020-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patient:
1. Chronic idiopathic neck pain
Patient and control:
2. Aged 18 years or above

Exclusion Criteria

Patient:
1. Cervical spine injury 3 months prior to the therapy
2. Regular use of painkillers or steroids, without possibility to withdraw it for the whole duration of the therapy
3. Radiographically diagnosed developmental and degenerative abnormalities of the cervical spine as; spinal stenosis, subluxations, spinal disc herniation
4. Orthodontic treatment (braces, aligners); removable dentures

Control:
5. Cervical pain
6. Cervical spine and TMJ dysfunction
7. In the process of current orthodontic treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Measured at baseline and 3 weeks:<br> 1. Pain intensity measured using 10-point visual analogue scale (VAS)<br> 2. Temporomandibular joints functioning measured using the Helkimo clinical dysfunction index (Di)<br> 3. Head posture and range of motion in the cervical spine - measured with measuring tape<br> 4. Cervical Spine and craniofacial muscles bioelectrical activity (sEMG) assessed by surface electromyography<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures