Temporomandibular joint
Conditions
Interventions
The volunteers will be randomly assigned into two treatment groups: a group that will receive only conventional physiotherapeutic treatment (CONV) that will be the control group of the study (n=32)
and another group that will receive the conventional treatment associated with the GMI techniques (CONV + IMG), which is considered the experimental group (n=32). For conventional treatment it is stab
joint mobilizations
kinesiotherapy for strengthening exercises and stretching of the masticatory and neck muscles. GMI is a 6-week exercise protocol that includes three phases: recognition of laterality, explicit imagery
Behavioural
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals diagnosed with TMD, according to the RDC / TMD classification; who present pain as one of the main symptoms of the dysfunction; for at least 3 months and with intensity of at least 3 according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of previous central pathologies and / or cognitive alterations that make it impossible the comprehension of the methods that will be used
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate whether GMI techniques incorporated into conventional physiotherapeutic treatment in individuals with clinical diagnosis of TMD are effective in producing satisfactory primary outcomes in pain reduction and functional improvement of these individuals, when compared to control group. If this is the case, these techniques may be easily incorporated into the treatment of patients with persistent pain which is not responsive to conventional tretaments, which is very common in this population. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduce fear of pain related to movement and function through gradual exposure of movement. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Santos
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Outcome results
None listed