Effects of Therapeutic and Aerobic Exercise Programs on Pain, Neuromuscular Activation, and Bite Force in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Sampling and Recruitment
2.3. Ethics and Procedures
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Pain Intensity
5. Neuromuscular Activity—sEMG
6. Bite Force
7. Discussion
8. Pain Intensity
9. Bite Force and Neuromuscular Activation of Masticatory Muscles
10. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Approval
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G1 (Mean) | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | G2 (Mean) | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | G3 (Mean) | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||
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sEMG of MVC and RP | 95% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | |||||||
A01 | sEMG Right MVC | 93.3 | 91.672 | 95.005 | 92.5 | 90.858 | 94.192 | 92.4 | 90.736 | 94.069 |
sEMG Left MVC | 90.8 | 89.246 | 92.265 | 91.4 | 89.924 | 92.943 | 91.2 | 89.663 | 92.682 | |
Right RP | 6.1 | 4.031 | 8.044 | 5.0 | 2.950 | 6.963 | 5.4 | 3.355 | 7.367 | |
Left RP | 7.2 | 4.920 | 9.560 | 5.5 | 3.154 | 7.794 | 6.2 | 3.881 | 8.521 | |
A02 | sEMG Right MVC | 90.8 | 88.938 | 92.583 | 91.9 | 90.068 | 93.713 | 90.8 | 88.978 | 92.623 |
sEMG Left MVC | 90.5 | 88.844 | 92.161 | 90.6 | 88.901 | 92.218 | 89.5 | 87.834 | 91.151 | |
Right RP | 6.0 | 3.892 | 8.144 | 5.1 | 3.015 | 7.267 | 5.6 | 3.478 | 7.730 | |
Left RP | 7.3 | 4.967 | 9.553 | 5.6 | 3.352 | 7.938 | 6.3 | 3.971 | 8.557 | |
A1 | sEMG Right MVC | 92.0 | 90.353 | 93.732 | 92.3 | 90.570 | 93.949 | 92.3 | 90.653 | 94.032 |
sEMG Left MVC | 90.8 | 88.986 | 92.668 | 91.8 | 89.977 | 93.658 | 90.5 | 88.666 | 92.347 | |
Right RP | 4.4 | 2.740 | 6.115 | 3.2 | 1.469 | 4.844 | 4.6 | 2.900 | 6.276 | |
Left RP | 4.6 | 2.821 | 6.385 | 3.6 | 1.788 | 5.352 | 5.3 | 3.481 | 7.045 | |
A2 | sEMG Right MVC | 92.3 | 90.584 | 93.916 | 92.1 | 90.445 | 93.778 | 91.9 | 90.221 | 93.553 |
sEMG Left MVC | 90.9 | 89.056 | 92.667 | 91.3 | 89.474 | 93.084 | 91.7 | 89.921 | 93.531 | |
Right RP | 4.6 | 2.800 | 6.431 | 3.5 | 1.660 | 5.292 | 5.1 | 3.315 | 6.947 | |
Left RP | 4.7 | 2.979 | 6.560 | 3.7 | 1.902 | 5.484 | 5.8 | 4.068 | 7.650 |
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Moleirinho-Alves, P.M.M.; Cebola, P.M.T.C.; dos Santos, P.D.G.; Correia, J.P.; Godinho, C.; Oliveira, R.A.N.d.S.; Pezarat-Correia, P.L.C. Effects of Therapeutic and Aerobic Exercise Programs on Pain, Neuromuscular Activation, and Bite Force in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. J. Pers. Med. 2021, 11, 1170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170
Moleirinho-Alves PMM, Cebola PMTC, dos Santos PDG, Correia JP, Godinho C, Oliveira RANdS, Pezarat-Correia PLC. Effects of Therapeutic and Aerobic Exercise Programs on Pain, Neuromuscular Activation, and Bite Force in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021; 11(11):1170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoleirinho-Alves, Paula Manuela Mendes, Pedro Miguel Teixeira Cravas Cebola, Paulo Duarte Guia dos Santos, José Pedro Correia, Catarina Godinho, Raul Alexandre Nunes da Silva Oliveira, and Pedro Luís Cemacelha Pezarat-Correia. 2021. "Effects of Therapeutic and Aerobic Exercise Programs on Pain, Neuromuscular Activation, and Bite Force in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders" Journal of Personalized Medicine 11, no. 11: 1170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170