Physiological response to pain in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders during physiotherapy

Pain assessment in patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders during physiotherapy is a challenging yet desired task. Our study addresses two issues. First, we compare the pain perception in patients with TMJ disorders and a control group. The hand dynamometer is verified as an alternate...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2024-11, Vol.14 (1), p.27861-15, Article 27861
Main Authors: Badura, Aleksandra, Bieńkowska, Maria, Myśliwiec, Andrzej, Owczarek, Aleksander J., Piętka, Ewa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Blood pressure
Case-Control Studies
Chronic pain
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Pain
Pain - etiology
Pain - physiopathology
Pain Measurement
Pain perception
Physical therapy
Physical Therapy Modalities
Physiology
Pilot Projects
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Temporomandibular joint
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - physiopathology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - therapy
Young Adult
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Summary:Pain assessment in patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders during physiotherapy is a challenging yet desired task. Our study addresses two issues. First, we compare the pain perception in patients with TMJ disorders and a control group. The hand dynamometer is verified as an alternate pain self-report device in the second stage. For the dynamometer validation, we employed a cuff-pressure test to induce pain of various intensities. In the second stage, physiological signals (electrodermal activity and blood volume pulse) have been acquired during the physiotherapy in a control group and patients suffering from TMJ disorder. The linear mixed-effects modeling is carried out to find differences in pain and no pain states, considering subjects’ health condition. The main result of the present pilot study is that physiological reactions to painful physiotherapy do not differ between patients with chronic pain and the control group. This finding concludes that studies on TMJ disorder procedures may also be performed on healthy subjects.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-74084-2