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Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive treatment modality for acute and chronic pain. However, little information for muscle activity is available on the immediate effects of TENS in masticatory muscle pain related to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The present stud...

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Autores principales: Abe, Susumu, Miyagi, Akane, Yoshinaga, Kaoru, Matsuka, Yoshizo, Matsumoto, Fumihiro, Uyama, Emi, Suzuki, Yoshitaka, Oshima, Masamitsu, Okura, Kazuo, Tanaka, Eiji
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33081336
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103330
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author Abe, Susumu
Miyagi, Akane
Yoshinaga, Kaoru
Matsuka, Yoshizo
Matsumoto, Fumihiro
Uyama, Emi
Suzuki, Yoshitaka
Oshima, Masamitsu
Okura, Kazuo
Tanaka, Eiji
author_facet Abe, Susumu
Miyagi, Akane
Yoshinaga, Kaoru
Matsuka, Yoshizo
Matsumoto, Fumihiro
Uyama, Emi
Suzuki, Yoshitaka
Oshima, Masamitsu
Okura, Kazuo
Tanaka, Eiji
author_sort Abe, Susumu
collection PubMed
description Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive treatment modality for acute and chronic pain. However, little information for muscle activity is available on the immediate effects of TENS in masticatory muscle pain related to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The present study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of TENS treatment on TMD-related muscle pain. Thirty-six patients with TMD-related muscle pain and 39 healthy subjects served as TMD and control groups, respectively. For objective evaluations, maximum mouth opening, and maximum bite force were measured before and after TENS. The pain intensity was assessed according to a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). TENS was applied to painful muscles for 20 min with frequencies of 100–200 Hz. The treatment outcome was evaluated using Global Rating of Change (GRC) scales. In the TMD group, VAS values significantly decreased after TENS. Although there was significant increase in the maximum mouth opening after TENS for only TMD group, the maximum bite force of both groups was significantly greater after TENS. According to GRC scales, one patient with TMD-related muscle pain expressed negative feelings after TENS. Conclusively, TENS treatment might quickly relieve pain in masticatory muscles and improve masticatory functions in patients with TMD-related muscle pain.
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spelling pubmed-76030252020-11-01 Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients Abe, Susumu Miyagi, Akane Yoshinaga, Kaoru Matsuka, Yoshizo Matsumoto, Fumihiro Uyama, Emi Suzuki, Yoshitaka Oshima, Masamitsu Okura, Kazuo Tanaka, Eiji J Clin Med Article Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive treatment modality for acute and chronic pain. However, little information for muscle activity is available on the immediate effects of TENS in masticatory muscle pain related to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). The present study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of TENS treatment on TMD-related muscle pain. Thirty-six patients with TMD-related muscle pain and 39 healthy subjects served as TMD and control groups, respectively. For objective evaluations, maximum mouth opening, and maximum bite force were measured before and after TENS. The pain intensity was assessed according to a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). TENS was applied to painful muscles for 20 min with frequencies of 100–200 Hz. The treatment outcome was evaluated using Global Rating of Change (GRC) scales. In the TMD group, VAS values significantly decreased after TENS. Although there was significant increase in the maximum mouth opening after TENS for only TMD group, the maximum bite force of both groups was significantly greater after TENS. According to GRC scales, one patient with TMD-related muscle pain expressed negative feelings after TENS. Conclusively, TENS treatment might quickly relieve pain in masticatory muscles and improve masticatory functions in patients with TMD-related muscle pain. MDPI 2020-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7603025/ /pubmed/33081336 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103330 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Abe, Susumu
Miyagi, Akane
Yoshinaga, Kaoru
Matsuka, Yoshizo
Matsumoto, Fumihiro
Uyama, Emi
Suzuki, Yoshitaka
Oshima, Masamitsu
Okura, Kazuo
Tanaka, Eiji
Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title_full Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title_fullStr Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title_full_unstemmed Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title_short Immediate Effect of Masticatory Muscle Activity with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Muscle Pain of Temporomandibular Disorders Patients
title_sort immediate effect of masticatory muscle activity with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in muscle pain of temporomandibular disorders patients
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33081336
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103330
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