ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2016
Electromyographic biofeedback training for reducing muscle pain and tension on masseter and temporal muscles: A pilot study.
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- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in the Recovery of the Vastus Lateralis after Knee Injury: A Single-Group Case Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Wearables for personalized monitoring of masticatory muscle activity - opportunities, challenges, and the future.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in Muscle Recovery after Meniscectomy in Soccer Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The dental demolition derby: bruxism and its impact - part 2: early management of bruxism.British dental journal · 2022Article
- Biofeedback Posture Training for Adolescents with Mild Scoliosis.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- An electroencephalography (EEG) study of short-term electromyography (EMG) biofeedback training in patients with myofascial pain syndrome in the upper trapezius.Journal of physical therapy science · 2020Article
- Smartphone-assisted monitoring of masticatory muscle activity in freely moving individuals.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
- Evaluation of Biofeedback Usefulness in Masticatory Muscle Activity Management-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
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- Temporomandibular Joint Pain: Clinical Presentations and Response to Conservative Treatments in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the absence of agreement about an effective unified treatment for temporomandibular disorders, non-invasive therapies such as EMG-biofeedback generate a greater interest. Furthermore, most studies to the present show methodological deficiencies that must be solved in the future, which makes important to emphasize this line of studies. MATERIAL AND
methodsFourteen patients were selected for this case series study, and replied to a questionnaire concerning awareness of bruxism, painful muscles, and muscle tension. They also practiced an intraoral exploration (occlusal analysis and mandibular dynamics), and an extraoral exploration of the head and neck muscles and the temporomandibular joint. Before each session, patients responded to a questionnaire about the subjective perceived improvement. In each session, a period of three minutes of pre-biofeedback EMG activity of right masseter and temporal muscles was registered, then patients performed 30 iterations of visual EMG-biofeedback training and finally, a period of three minutes of post-EMG activity was also registered for those muscles. Patients performed four sessions.
resultsA decrease in painful symptoms was found for all patients since the first session. EMG activity decreases (
conclusionsEMG-biofeedback training produces a decrease in EMG activity in both masseter and temporal muscles during the session. This decrease persists during the post-biofeedback period since the second session. Also there is a decrease in painful symptoms for all patients.
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