Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients

This study was to determine the effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. sixty patients with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ are randomly classified into two groups with thirty patients in each group; Group I received traditional exercise. Group II received low level laser therapy in addition to traditional exercise. All outcome measures including Pain and function, were evaluated before and after the treatment program.

METHODOLOGY

Subjects: This prospective study was conducted on thirty patients of both genders with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ in the department of physical therapy at October 6 university Hospital from December 2016 to October 2017. The Patients were selected to be enrolled into this study according to the following criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
• Pregnant women.
• History of facial trauma.
• Facial palsy.
• Fractures of the facial bones.