The Application of Manual Techniques in Masticatory Muscles Relaxation as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are primarily characterized by pain as well as disorders concerning the proper functioning of individual elements of the stomatognathic system (SS). The aim of the study was to compare the degree of relaxation of the anterior part of the temporal muscles and the masseter muscles, achieved through the use of post-isometric relaxation and myofascial release methods in patients requiring prosthetic treatment due to temporomandibular joint disorders with a dominant muscular component. Sixty patients who met the inclusion criteria were alternately assigned to one of the two study groups, either group I-patients received post-isometric relaxation treatment (PIR), or group II-patients received myofascial release treatment (MR). The series of ten treatments were p

SUBMITTER: Urbanski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature