The influence of cranio-cervical posture on maximal mouth opening and pressure pain threshold in patients with myofascial temporomandibular pain disorders

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-55

  La Touche, Roy ^a,b,c   París Alemany, Alba ^b   Von Piekartz, Harry ^d   Mannheimer, Jeffrey S ^e   Fernández Carnero, Josue ^b,f   Rocabado, Mariano ^g  

^a School of Health Sciences   (Spain)

^b Motor Control Clinical Research   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

cervical spine; myofascial pain; orofacial pain; posture; temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXIMAL MOUTH OPENING; MOUTH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 78650923624     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181edc157     Document Type: Article

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