TMJ Dysfunctions and body posture. A simulation approach.
Item
- Title
- TMJ Dysfunctions and body posture. A simulation approach.
- Author(s)
- Casse Nicolas
- Abstract
- The objective of this study was to investigate whether TMJ dysfunction could have an appreciable effect on body posture in general. The work was experimental in nature. Due to the lack of availability and control of a sufficient number of reported real life cases of TMJ dysfunction over the prescribed time span, a simulation approach was selected. This provided both a sufficient number of subjects and a controlled en-vironment in which all identified confounding variables could be monitored.A simplified analogy to a temporary TMJ dysfunction was devised and tested over a sample of 50 students of The British School of Osteopathy. Their upper and lower body posture was recorded before and after creating a disturbance in their mandibular rest position (loss of Centric Relation and Centric Occlusion). The difference between the two sets of measurements was statistically analysed.The statistical significance of the experiments was demonstrated within the commonly accepted 95% confidence level and results confirmed the validity of the research -hypothesis: a unilateral temporary simulation of TMJ dysfunction induces a change in body posture.However, due to the specificity of the subjects selected for the experiments and the simplifications inherent to the simulation, these findings should be taken as qualitative and cannot necessarily be extrapolated to the population.
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 1999
- Date Submitted
- 11.8.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12225
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Tmj Dysfunction,Temporomandibular Joint,Posture,Tmj
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Casse Nicolas, “TMJ Dysfunctions and body posture. A simulation approach.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 15, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2189