Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 45
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain algometry
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study was to determine the effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. sixty patients with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ are randomly classified into two groups with thirty patients in each group; Group I received traditional exercise. Group II received low level laser therapy in addition to traditional exercise. All outcome measures including Pain and function, were evaluated before and after the treatment program.
Detailed Description
METHODOLOGY
Subjects: This prospective study was conducted on thirty patients of both genders with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ in the department of physical therapy at October 6 university Hospital from December 2016 to October 2017. The Patients were selected to be enrolled into this study according to the following criteria:
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
- •Pregnant women.
- •History of facial trauma.
- •Facial palsy.
- •Fractures of the facial bones.
Arms & Interventions
conventional therapy (group I)
- Exercise therapy.
For muscles around TMJ :
Masetter Lateral Pterygoid Medial Pterygoid Temporalis Digastric 2. Pulsed ultrasound at 0.3 to 0.6 watts per sq cm over the lateral poles of the temporomandibular joint condyles with a small sound head for 2 to 3 minutes per side
Intervention: conventional therapy (Other)
conventional therapy (group I)
- Exercise therapy.
For muscles around TMJ :
Masetter Lateral Pterygoid Medial Pterygoid Temporalis Digastric 2. Pulsed ultrasound at 0.3 to 0.6 watts per sq cm over the lateral poles of the temporomandibular joint condyles with a small sound head for 2 to 3 minutes per side
Intervention: low level laser therapy (Other)
low level laser therapy (groupII)
LLLT with the appropriate parameters (904 nm, 8 j/cm2, 250mw) for duration of 20 min with repletion of three treatment sessions per week.
Intervention: low level laser therapy (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain algometry
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Jaw Functional questionnaire(4 weeks)
Investigators
Emad Eldin Mohamed
Effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction
October 6 University