| The effect of cervical spine manual therapy on normal mouth opening in asymptomatic subjects. | |
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PMID: 19674708 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: Temporomandibular disorders are a group of disorders affecting the temporomandibular joint and/or masticatory muscles. One of the signs associated with temporomandibular disorders is a reduction in mouth opening. During normal mouth opening, extension occurs at the cervical-cranial junction. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if manual therapy applied to the cervical-cranial junction would significantly improve mouth-opening capacity. METHODS: One hundred one participants were randomly assigned to either an Active Release Technique (ART) group; high-velocity, low-amplitude manipulation (HVLA) group; or control group. A blinded investigator measured mouth opening using a TheraBite range of motion scale (TheraBite Corporation, West Chester, PA). Participants received ART to the suboccipitals or HVLA to the cervical spine at C1 or sat with an investigator for 3 minutes with no treatment. After the treatment session, mouth opening was remeasured. A repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to compare the group mean values. The a priori alpha level was .05. RESULTS: The repeated-measures analysis of variance showed no significant difference between the ART, HVLA, and control groups' pretreatment and posttreatment measurements (F = 0.41, P > .05). CONCLUSION: Manual therapy to the cervical spine did not significantly improve mouth opening in this asymptomatic population. Future trials using participants with restricted mouth-opening measures are warranted. |
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James W George; Jason Fennema; Adam Maddox; Martha Nessler; Clayton D Skaggs |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of chiropractic medicine Volume: 6 ISSN: 1556-3707 ISO Abbreviation: J Chiropr Med Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-08-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101163637 Medline TA: J Chiropr Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Research Resident, Division of Research, Logan College of Chiropractic, St Louis, MO 63006. |
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