{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"submitter":["Tariq M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is a common condition affecting the masticatory muscles and joint mobility.<h4>Objectives</h4>The primary objective was to compare the effects of massage therapy alone and massage therapy combined with post-isometric relaxation exercises in patients with TMD for pain and maximal mouth opening.<h4>Design</h4>Assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Chaudhry Muhammad Akram Dental Hospital, Lahore Medical and Dental Hospital.<h4>Subjects</h4>Temporomandibular joint disorder patients.<h4>Intervention</h4>Group A (n = 23) received conventional treatment including massage and therapeutic exercises consecutively for 2 weeks. Group B (n = 23) received post-isometric relaxation technique along with"],"journal":["BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation"],"pagination":["110"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11097573"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Efficacy of massage versus massage with post isometric relaxation in temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial."],"pmcid":["PMC11097573"],"pubmed_authors":["Mahmood T","Tariq M","Fatima K","Khoosa M","Khalid M","Babur MN","Khan SFA","Mahmood W","Khurshaid S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Efficacy of massage versus massage with post isometric relaxation in temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is a common condition affecting the masticatory muscles and joint mobility.<h4>Objectives</h4>The primary objective was to compare the effects of massage therapy alone and massage therapy combined with post-isometric relaxation exercises in patients with TMD for pain and maximal mouth opening.<h4>Design</h4>Assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Chaudhry Muhammad Akram Dental Hospital, Lahore Medical and Dental Hospital.<h4>Subjects</h4>Temporomandibular joint disorder patients.<h4>Intervention</h4>Group A (n = 23) received conventional treatment including massage and therapeutic exercises consecutively for 2 weeks. Group B (n = 23) received post-isometric relaxation technique along with","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 May","modification":"2026-06-02T10:29:52.432Z","creation":"2026-05-26T03:07:01.417Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11097573","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38750518"],"doi":["10.1186/s13102-024-00865-x"]}}