Influence of masticatory muscle pain on electromyographic activities of cervical muscles in patients with myogenous temporomandibular disorders

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 423-429

  Pallegama, R W ^a   Ranasinghe, A W ^a   Weerasinghe, V S ^b   Sitheeque, M A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Masticatory muscles; Myogenous; Sternocleidomastoid; Temporomandibular disorders; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; NECK MUSCLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 2642534997     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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