Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 45
- 主要终点
- Pain algometry
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.
排除标准
- •Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
- •Pregnant women.
- •History of facial trauma.
- •Facial palsy.
- •Fractures of the facial bones.
研究组 & 干预措施
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
干预措施: 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
干预措施: 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.
干预措施: low level laser therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Pain algometry
时间窗: 4 weeks
次要结局
- Jaw Functional questionnaire(4 weeks)
研究者
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