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- The study assessed the effectiveness of TENS therapy on patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) by using ultrasonography to evaluate changes in masseter muscle properties.
- Fifteen subjects with myofascial pain/myositis underwent six days of TENS therapy, with measurements of pain severity, mouth opening, and masseter thickness taken before and after treatment.
- Results showed significant improvements post-treatment, including reduced masseter muscle thickness, decreased pain levels, and increased mouth opening, indicating that ultrasonography is a valuable tool for monitoring TENS therapy outcomes.
Article Abstract
Background: The study aimed to determine if ultrasonography of masseter can be used to evaluate the outcome of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in subjects with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) such as myositis and myofascial pain.
Methods: Fifteen TMD subjects with myofascial pain/myositis who satisfied the RDC/McNeil criteria were included in the study. All the subjects were administered TENS therapy for a period of 6 days (30 minutes per session). The mouth opening (in millimeters) and severity of pain (visual analogue scale score) and ultrasonographic thickness of the masseter (in millimeters) in the region of trigger/tender areas was assessed in all the subjects both prior and post TENS therapy. A comparison of the pre-treatment and post-treatment values of the VAS score, mouth opening and masseter thickness was done with the help of a t-test.
Results: There was a significant reduction in the thickness of masseter muscle (P = 0.028) and VAS scores (P < 0.001) post TENS therapy. There was also a significant improvement in the mouth opening (P = 0.011) post TENS therapy.
Conclusions: In the present study, ultrasonography was found to be an effective measuring tool in the assessment of TENS therapy in subjects with myositis and myofascial pain.
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