Effect of pain science education administered condensed or longitudinally associated with manual therapy and exercises on pain intensity and disability for Temporomandibular Disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) are musculoskeletal disorders that affect the chewing structures and has a complex and multifactorial etiology. A biopsychosocial approach is recommended for the management of these disorders considering the multifactorial nature of TMD etiology. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of condensed Pain Science Education (PSE) program (2 initial sessions of 75 min) versus longitudinally administered PSE (6 sessions of 25 min) combined with manual therapy and neck motor control exercises (NMCE) on primary outcomes-pain intensity and disability-and secondary outcomes - mandibular range of motion, pain self-efficacy, fear of movement, global perceived effect of improvement, empathy, knowledge about pain neuroscience, beliefs about pa

SUBMITTER: Spavieri JHP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12822299 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature