Massage Therapy, Temporomandibular Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Massage
Brief summary
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) have multiple and broad clinical effects on orofacial structures and are often diagnosed in patients with a prevalence of between 5% and 12%. Among treatment options, massage therapy is one of the common therapeutic procedures and allows interesting clinical outcomes by reducing TMD symptoms successfully. However, there has been no attempt to validate this knowledge. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of massage and its properties in patients with TMD.
Interventions
OTHERMassage therapy
Massage therapy performed by a physiotherapist
OTHERnon-effective treatment
non-effective treatment
Sponsors
Istanbul University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Temporomandibular disorder-positive RDC/TMD examination for groups RDC/TMD Ia and RDC/TMD Ib, 2. Patient agreement to participate in the experimental study.
Exclusion criteria
1. RDC/TMD II and RDC/TMDIII, 2. Drug and/or removable partial or total prosthesis wearers, 3. Being submitted to any type of physiotherapeutic treatment, 4. Incomplete dentition, 5. History of systemic diseases as diabetes or arthritis, 6. The occurrence of facial trauma, 7. Refusal to assume responsibility with this research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain- Visual Analog Scale | 12 weeks-14 weeks | Self-reported pain values. High scores for pain mean worse outcome for the study. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed