ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Exercise for Trismus Prevention in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Jaw exercise in head and neck cancer patients for prevention of temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Trial
- Efficiency of different treatment modalities on radiation induced trismus for maxillofacial cases: a parallel randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Preventing radiation-induced dysphagia and trismus in head and neck cancer-A randomized controlled trial.Head & neck · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of Treatment Modalities for Radiation Therapy-Induced Trismus, Considering the Timing and Adherence to Progress in Mouth Opening and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Review
- Musculoskeletal Impairments and Dysfunction in Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer Following Surgery with Neck Dissection-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The unique CARWL score stratifies locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy into risk groups for radiation-induced trismus.Discover oncology · 2024Article
- Enhancing post-treatment outcomes in patients with oral cancer: Integrating interventions and psychosocial support.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2024Article
- Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between 2007 and 2012.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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- Effect of Oral Exercise on Trismus after Oral Cancer Radiotherapy: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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Abstract
A common side effect of managing head and neck cancer is trismus, which devastates patients' quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate prophylactic exercise interventions for preventing trismus and difficulty in mouth opening in head and neck cancer. Five databases were searched for randomized controlled trials. Network meta-analysis was performed with risk ratio (RR) or mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). This study finally included 11 randomized controlled trials (
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