The effects of manual therapy and exercise directed at the cervical spine on pain and pressure pain sensitivity in patients with myofascial temporomandibular disorders

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 644-652

  La Touche, R ^a   Fernandez De Las Penas C ^b   Fernandez Carnero J ^b   Escalante, K ^c   Angulo Diaz Parreno S ^a   Paris Alemany, A ^a   Cleland, J A ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Department of Physical Therapy   (Australia)

^e Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^f REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Pressure pain sensitivity; Temporomandibular disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149109864     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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