Effects of Rocabado's Approach Versus Kraus Exercise Therapy

Launched by RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Nov 8, 2022

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A Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted at FMH Physiotherapy Clinic and Boston Physiotherapy Clinic Lahore through consecutive sampling technique on 40 patients which will be allocated using random sampling through opaque sealed enveloped into Group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with Rocabado's approach and Group B will be treated with Kraus exercises. Outcome measures tools will be conducted through NPRS, TMD disability index, Fonseca questionnaire after four weeks. Data will be analyzed during SPSS software version 21. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test,...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Male and female between the ages of 30 to 60 years
• • Patients with jaw pain
• • Patients with limited jaw range of motion and associated joint pain
• • Patients with TMJ clicking sounds
• • Patients with pain upon muscle and joint palpation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosis of ear, nose, and throat medical pathology underlying the tinnitus;
• • Neurological problems that could potentially cause the tinnitus
• • Inability to read, understand, and complete the questionnaires or understand and follow commands (e.g., illiteracy, dementia, or blindness)