Publications by authors named "Paolo Bizzarri"
Article Synopsis
- Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) cause jaw pain and joint movement issues; this review assesses the effects of resistance training (RT) on TMD-related pain and jaw mobility.
- The systematic review will include various studies examining the impact of RT on adults with TMDs, focusing on pain intensity and mouth opening as primary outcomes.
- Data collection will take place from March 1 to March 31, 2024, utilizing several databases, and analyses will include risk assessments and potential meta-analyses to summarize findings.
Background: Manual treatments targeting different regions (shoulder, cervical spine, thoracic spine, ribs) have been studied to deal with patients complaining of shoulder pain. Thoracic manual treatments seem able to produce beneficial effects on this group of patients. However, it is not clear whether the patient improvement is a consequence of thoracic manual therapy or a placebo effect.
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