%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 Aims: 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). Methods: 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 baseline
to follow-up scores on discharge from physiotherapy. Results: 79
patients (mean age 40 (SD 18); female 87%) received physiotherapy. At discharge, there was a mean reduction in pain: 2.8 (95% CI 2.0 to 3.6), improvement
in function: 4.0 (95% CI 4.7 to 3.3), improvement in
health: 0.139 (95% CI 0.196 to 0.082) and increase in
mandible depression: 6.6. (95% CI 9.1 to 4.1). Conclusions: 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