Low Level Laser Therapy, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Conditions
Keywords
conventional therapy
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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:
Interventions
OTHERconventional therapy
Exercise therapeutic Ultrasound
OTHERlow level laser therapy
LLLT with the appropriate parameters (904 nm, 8 j/cm2, 250mw) for duration of 20 min with repletion of three treatment sessions per week.
Sponsors
Emad Eldin Mohamed
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies. * Pregnant women. * History of facial trauma. * Facial palsy. * Fractures of the facial bones.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain algometry | 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Jaw Functional questionnaire | 4 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed