One-year evaluation of the effect of physical therapy for masticatory muscle pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Physical therapy is widely used to decrease pain and restore function in patients suffering from masticatory muscle pain. Controlled studies on its efficacy are scarce. This study evaluated the 1-year effect of a 6-week physical therapy programme in a single blind, randomized, controlled trial.

Randomized controlled trial on physical therapy for TMJ closed lock.

This study evaluated the one-year effect of physical therapy on pain and mandibular dysfunction associated with anterior disc displacement without reduction of the temporomandibular joint (closed lock). Forty-nine individuals were randomly assigned to either a physical therapy group [n = 23, mean age (SD) 34.7 (14.

Stability of measurement outcomes for voluntary task performance in participants with chronic ankle instability and healthy participants.

Context: Acceptable measurement stability during data collection is critically important to research. To interpret differences in measurement outcomes among participants or changes within participants after an intervention program, we need to know whether the measurement is stable and consistent.

Objective: To determine the within-session stability of muscle activation patterns for a voluntary postural-control task in a group of noninjured participants and a group of participants with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

Methodological quality of a systematic review on physical therapy for temporomandibular disorders: influence of hand search and quality scales.

The validity of a systematic review depends on completeness of identifying randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and the quality of the included RCTs. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of hand search on the number of identified RCTs and of four quality lists on the outcome of quality assessment of RCTs evaluating the effect of physical therapy on temporomandibular disorders. In addition, we investigated the association between publication year and the methodological quality of these RCTs.

Influence of the transverse distance between surface recording electrodes and sensory nerves.

The extent of the influence of the transverse distance between surface recording electrodes and the lateral antebrachial cutaneous and sural nerves when performing orthodromic recordings of sensory nerve action potential amplitudes was investigated on 60 healthy volunteers, using a stringent protocol. The recording electrodes were positioned on top of the studied nerves and per 5 mm to each side. A sensory nerve action potential was measured and recorded on every position until no action potential could be measured any more.