Short-term effects of arthrocentesis plus viscosupplementation in the management of signs and symptoms of painful TMJ disc displacement with reduction. A pilot study

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Guarda-Nardini ◽  
Daniele Manfredini ◽  
Giuseppe Ferronato
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Bazzaz-Yamchi ◽  
Soofia Naghdi ◽  
Amin Nakhostin-Ansari ◽  
Monavar Hadizadeh ◽  
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari ◽  
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Background. Chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is one of the common health issues. Hamstring tightness contributes to the development of LBP. This study aimed to investigate the acute and short-term effects of deep dry needling (DN) in patients with chronic nonspecific LBP and hamstring muscle tightness. Methods. A single-group pretest-posttest clinical study design was followed. The outcome measures were the visual analog scale (VAS), passive knee extension (PKE) test, finger-floor distance (FFD) test, and functional rating index (FRI). Patients underwent one session of deep DN of three points on both hamstring muscles, each point for one minute. Patients were assessed before (T0), immediately after (T1), and one week after DN (T2). The FRI was assessed at T0 and T2. Results. Ten women with a mean age of 21.1 years (SD = 1.6) participated in the study. Significant large effect sizes in VAS pain reduction (d = 1.25) and PKE hamstring tightness were obtained (hamstring: right, d = 0.82; left, d = 0.88) at T2. Medium effect sizes were obtained for FFD (d = 0.45) and FRI (d = 0.72) at T2. Conclusion. A single session of deep DN improved pain and function and increased hamstring flexibility. This pilot study supports the use of DN in patients with LBP and hamstring tightness; however, future research with a rigorous study design of randomized controlled trial is required to confirm the findings. This trial is registered with IRCT20180511039612N1.


2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betteke Maria van Noort ◽  
Manuela Klara Aurelia Kraus ◽  
Ernst Pfeiffer ◽  
Ulrike Lehmkuhl ◽  
Viola Kappel

Dysphagia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louisa Ferrara ◽  
Ranjith Kamity ◽  
Shahidul Islam ◽  
Irene Sher ◽  
Dan Barlev ◽  
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