Health Condition 1: M259- Joint disorder, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: TENS therapy: TENS group Patients with TMD associated with pain, tenderness, clicking sound and limited range of mandibular motion will be given active TENS THERAPY as the sole treatme
Sponsors
PGIMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with age group 18 or above 18 with chronic painful TMD with multiple or unknown causes involving either unilateral or bilateral TMJ for at least 3 months history of pain according to DC-TMD Criteria 2015 and not having pharmacological treatment for TMD and any form of analgesic for any pain for at least past 1 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Systemic disease which could affect TMJ or cervical joints, e. g. rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrosis, osteoporosis, diabetes, 2) Pain attributed to recent trauma 3) patients who have been treated with TENS previously without any improvement in the condition 4) people with contraindications to administration of TENS (e.g. people with pacemakers, and other electronic devices. neuro-physiological disorders (like epilepsy), pregnant women), Psychiatry disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of painâ??VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALETimepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The range of mandibular motion (maximum unassisted opening (MUO), maximum assisted opening (MAO), protrusive movement (PM), right lateral excursion (RLE) and left lateral excursion (LLE) 2) Tenderness of masticatory muscle(objective pain) â?? by manual palpation 3)clicking sound Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr gomati dhandai
Pgimer
Outcome results
None listed