Publications by authors named "Francisco Molina-Ortega"
Manual Therapy Techniques Versus Occlusal Splint Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Dent J (Basel)
November 2024
Manual therapy (MT) and occlusal splint therapy (OST) are the most conservative therapies applied on patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The aim was to compare the efficacy of MT vs. OST in improving pain, maximal mouth opening (MMO), disability, and health related-quality of life (hr-QoL) in these patients.
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(1) Background: Headache is a significant public health problem. Despite the association between headache and neck pain, little is known about the relationships among specific activities that generate neck pain and headache. The aim of this study was to identify the specific activities that result in neck pain and unsteadiness, and determine how they are linked to headache in university students.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To analyze the effectiveness of tai chi for falls prevention.
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Setting: Pubmed, Scopus, CINHAL, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were searched to May 26, 2016.
Previous studies have analyzed the effects of spinal manipulation on pain sensitivity by using several sensory modalities, but to our knowledge, no studies have focused on serum biomarkers involved in the nociceptive pathway after spinal manipulation. Our objectives were to determine the immediate effect of cervical and dorsal manipulation over the production of nitric oxide and substance P, and establishing their relationship with changes in pressure pain thresholds in asymptomatic subjects. In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 30 asymptomatic subjects (16 men) were randomly distributed into 3 groups (n = 10 per group): control, cervical and dorsal manipulation groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Controlled, repeated-measures, single-blind randomized study.
Objectives: To determine the effect of cervical or thoracic manipulation on neurotensin, oxytocin, orexin A, and cortisol levels.
Background: Previous studies have researched the effect of spinal manipulation on pain modulation and/or range of movement.