Temporomandibular disorders and their relation to the cervical spine, an osteopathic approach.
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- Title
- Temporomandibular disorders and their relation to the cervical spine, an osteopathic approach.
- Title
- Temporomandibular disorders and their relation to the cervical spine, an osteopathic approach.
- Author(s)
- Deleersnijder Alexander
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Temporomandibular disorders have a high prevalence in the general population. Therefore a wide range of treatment stands to be beneficial to a great number of patients. Although this pathology has varying definitions, the pathophysiology and aetiology are well documented. Research has been shown a neurological link between the upper cervical segments and the temporomandibular joint. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short-term effect on range of cervical motion during the flexion-rotation test after a set of manual techniques on the temporomandibular joint in subjects with temporomandibular disorders. METHOD: Seventy-nine subjects were recruited, of which 20 male and 59 female, 33.03 ± 7.836 of age. These patients were randomly assigned to an experimental group which received a set of manual techniques or to a placebo group which received a sham intervention on the temporomandibular joint. All measurements regarding cervical rotation were assessed using the modified CROM device. RESULTS: The experimental group and placebo group were equal for gender and age (respectively Independent T-test p=0.842; Pearson Chi-square test p=0.997). Both groups were equal for pre-intervention scores (Mann Whitney test: p= 0.381 left rotation and p= 0.783 right rotation), and both showed a significant difference for post-intervention scores. No Significant difference was shown between the experimental and placebo group (ANCOVA test: p= 0.178 left rotation and p= 0.345 right rotation). DISCUSSION: The methodology of this study has to be improved in terms of measurement, blinding and sample size. CONCLUSION: No short-term effect on the mobility as a result of ATM treatment in patients with TMD has been shown.
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- FICO
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 21.8.2018 09:19:38
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 54
- Submitted by:
- 4413
- Pub-Identifier
- 16195
- Inst-Identifier
- 1169
- Keywords
- temporomandibular joint;temporomandibular disorders;cervical range of motion;cervical flexion-rotation test
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- 0
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Deleersnijder Alexander, “Temporomandibular disorders and their relation to the cervical spine, an osteopathic approach.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2080