Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise for Temporomandibular Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Manual therapy (MT) and exercise have been extensively used to treat people with musculoskeletal conditions such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The evidence regarding their effectiveness provided by early systematic reviews is outdated.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to summarize evidence from and evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials that examined the effectiveness of MT and therapeutic exercise interventions compared with other active interventions or standard care for treatment of TMD.

Data sources

Electronic data searches of 6 databases were performed, in addition to a manual search.

Study selection

Randomized controlled trials involving adults with TMD that compared any type of MT intervention (eg, mobiliz

SUBMITTER: Armijo-Olivo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4706597 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature