Masseter Muscle Thickness And Elasticity in Bruxism After Exercise Treatment: A Comparison Trial.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
; 45(4): 282-289, 2022 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Rocabado's 6 × 6 exercises on masseter muscle thickness, muscle elasticity, and pain scores in patients with bruxism.METHODS:
A total of 58 participants with bruxism were divided into 2 groups as the exercise group (EG) and control group (CG). A self-care program was applied for the participants in the CG. For those in the EG, in addition to the self-care program, an exercise treatment was performed for 6 days per week for a total of 8 weeks. Using ultrasonography, bilateral masseter muscle thickness and elasticity were assessed before and after treatment. Pain was measured using a visual analog scale. Changes over time within the groups and group-time interactions for continuous variables were assessed using mixed 2-way repeated measures analysis of variance.RESULTS:
The improvement in muscle elasticity (P = .015; P = .004) and pain values (P = .049; P = .040) were greater in the EG compared with the CG. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups for masseter muscle thickness (P > .05).CONCLUSION:
This study suggests that Rocabado's 6 × 6 exercises are effective in the treatment of muscle elasticity and pain values in participants with bruxism.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bruxism
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Masseter Muscle
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey