%0 Journal Article
%T Service Evaluation of a New Physiotherapy Management Service for Patients with Chronic Temporomandibular Dysfunction
%A Emma Salt
%A Lucy Sawer
%A Andrew Dickenson
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 78-87
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2022.102007
%X <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><strong>Aims</strong><strong>:</strong> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This service evaluation explored
and reported findings from a new multi-disciplinary service where
physiotherapists were incorporated into an orofacial team who managed patients
with chronic Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">We collected
data before the physiotherapists�� involvement and on discharge from
physiotherapy management. Outcomes were patient-reported pain (numerical rating
scale (NRS 0 to 10)), patient specific functional score (PSFS), health-related
quality of life (EQ-5D) and range of mandibular depression (mm). Exploratory
analyses compared base</span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">line
to follow-up scores on discharge from physiotherapy. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">79
patients (mean age 40 (SD 18); female 87%) received physiotherapy. At discharge</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> there was a mean reduction in pain: 2.8 (95% CI 2.0 to 3.6), improvement
in function: </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4.0 (95% CI <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4.7 to <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3.3), improvement in
health: <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.139 (95% CI <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.196 to <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.082) and increase in
mandible depression: <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">6.6. (95% CI <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9.1 to <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">��</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4.1). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusions: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The
results provide early, exploratory evidence that patients with chronic
temporomandibular dysfunction treated by physiotherapists achieve clinically
important
%K Temporomandibular
%K Pain
%K Orofacial
%K Physiotherapy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=117521