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Manual Therapy Effectivity and Exercises in Musicians
Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín
Summary
Orofacial pain is one of the most common dysfunctions among wind musicians, a population with a high incidence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Regarding the treatment of TMD, the efficacy of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise has been studied, but there is a lack of high quality research supporting its implementation. There is, however, an agreement on the need of combining the treatment of the temporomandibular joint and the cervical spine, due to their close biomechanical relation. Aims of the study: To analyse the efficacy of an evidence-based manual therapy protocol alone or in combination with an exercise program on the treatment of orofacial pain during musical practice on wind musicians. Furthermore, this study aims at observing whether if said treatment is more effective in the short, medium, or long term, and which variables are the most influenced.
Official title: Manual Therapy Effectivity Combinated or Lonely With an Exercises Program for a Wind Musicians With Orofacial Pain
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2021-09-01
Completion Date
2025-09-10
Last Updated
2024-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Manual Therapy
This group will be treated by manual therapy: suboccipital inhibition, myofascial extracavitary treatment in (superior trapezius fibers, ECOM, masseter and temporalis) and intracavitary muscles (medialis and lateral pterygoid muscles).
Exercise program
Isometric exercises for: cranial protrusion, mouth opening, laterality cervical movement and cervical coordination by laser assessment. And the manual therapy from the Active Comparator group.
Locations (2)
Overall Study Officials
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Nursing and Physiotherapy Faculty
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain