Moleirinho-Alves, Paula Manuela Mendes and Cebola, Pedro Miguel Teixeira Cravas and dos Santos, Paulo Duarte Guia and Correia, José Pedro and Godinho, Catarina and Oliveira, Raul Alexandre Nunes da Silva and Pezarat-Correia, Pedro Luís Cemacelha (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 (11). p. 1170. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170
Moleirinho-Alves, Paula Manuela Mendes and Cebola, Pedro Miguel Teixeira Cravas and dos Santos, Paulo Duarte Guia and Correia, José Pedro and Godinho, Catarina and Oliveira, Raul Alexandre Nunes da Silva and Pezarat-Correia, Pedro Luís Cemacelha (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 (11). p. 1170. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170
Moleirinho-Alves, Paula Manuela Mendes and Cebola, Pedro Miguel Teixeira Cravas and dos Santos, Paulo Duarte Guia and Correia, José Pedro and Godinho, Catarina and Oliveira, Raul Alexandre Nunes da Silva and Pezarat-Correia, Pedro Luís Cemacelha (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 (11). p. 1170. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11111170
Abstract
<jats:p>Pain in masticatory muscles is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and can lead to changes in the patterns of neuromuscular activity of masticatory muscles and decrease in bite force. This study assesses the effects of three eight-week exercise programs on pain intensity, neuromuscular activation, and bite force of masticatory muscles in patients with TMD. Forty-five patients were divided into three groups: a therapeutic exercise program (G1), a therapeutic and aerobic exercise program (G2), and an aerobic exercise program (G3). The masticatory muscles’ pain was evaluated using the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), surface electromyographic (sEMG) activity of the masseter was recorded during maximum voluntary contraction and at rest, and bite force was evaluated using a dynamometer. These parameters were evaluated twice at baseline (A01/A02), at the end of the eight-week intervention period (A1), and 8–12 weeks after the end of the intervention (A2). After intervention, G2 showed the best results, with a significantly decrease in masticatory muscles’ pain and increase in bite force. These results suggest that interventions to reduce pain in patients with TMD should be multimodal.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | temporomandibular disorders; physiotherapy; surface electromyography; aerobic exercise; therapeutic exercise |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2025 15:07 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2025 15:32 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/41383 |