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Manual Therapy and Exercises Applied to Cervical Spine in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders

NCT01954511 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-09-27

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Summary

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a manual therapy and exercise program, focused on the rehabilitation of cervical function, on clinical signs and mandibular function in subjects with TMD.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Manual therapy

The patient was supine with the cervical spine in a neutral position. The therapist brought about a contact of the occipital bone with the first finger and medial aspect of the hand, and other hand over the frontal region of the patient's head. The mobilizing force was delivered by flexing the upper cervical region using a combination of cephalic traction with the occipital hand and caudal pressure with the frontal hand. This technique was applied for 10 minutes

OTHER

Manual therapy

The patient was prone with the cervical spine in a neutral position. The therapist placed the tips of his thumbs on the posterior surface of the C5 spinous process, while the other fingers rested gently around the patients' neck. This technique was applied for 9 minutes

DEVICE

Pressure biofeedback device

Device: Stabilizer - Chattanooga Group Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA The cranio-cervical flexor stabilization exercise was done 10 times holding 10 seconds the flexing position graded through feedback from a pressure biofeedback device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Beatriz Oliveira, Phd · Clinical professor - UFSCar

  • Letícia Bojikian Calixtre, Pt · UFSCar

  • Francisco Alburquerque Sendín, Phd · University of Salamanca

  • Melina Nevoeiro Haik, MSc · UFSCar

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

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