Effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 362-368

  Nicolakis, P ^a   Erdogmus, B ^a   Kopf, A ^a   Nicolakis, M ^a   Piehslinger, E ^b   Fialka Moser, V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Dental School of Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Craniomandibular disorder; Pain; Physiotherapy; Temporomandibular disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036550325     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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