International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Biswajit Kanungo
Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaPublications
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Research
Dry Needling in Combination with Muscular Inhibition Technique on Mouth Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Control trial
Author(s): Ramesh Chandra Patra*, Simarpreet Kaur and Biswajit Kanungo
Background: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) is one of the most common and public health care concerns. The study was aimed to explore the effectiveness of dry needling and Muscular inhibition technique on mouth function and Health-related Quality of Life (QoL) in TMD patients. Methods: This was an experimental study with a randomized control trial design, conducted at the Lovely Professional University, India. We recruited 126 subjects of both gender, aged between 18 to 50 years, and who were clinically diagnosed with TMD. They were randomly divided through the lottery method into two groups: the control group and the experimental group. For outcome measurement mouth function and health-related QoL were measured through digital calipers and SF-36 questionnaire respectively, before and after 5 weeks of the treatment session. In this study, .. Read More»
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