Effect of osteopathic treatment of the jaw in patients with a previous diagnosis of tension headache. Pilot study
Item
- Title
- Effect of osteopathic treatment of the jaw in patients with a previous diagnosis of tension headache. Pilot study
- Title
- Efectes del tractament osteopàtic de la mandíbula en pacients amb diagnòstic previ de cefalea tensional. Estudi pilot
- Author(s)
- Cercós Serra, Joan; Ferrer Gil, Marta; Martínez Àguila, Ana
- Abstract
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Introduction:This study tried to demonstrate the effects of osteopathic specific jaw treatment on a tension-type headache symptomatology. And how did this affect the patient’s quality of life.
Method:: Pilot study involving 20 patients between 30 and 55 years of age diagnosed with ten- sion-type headache. The treatment was based on a treatment protocol consisting in the inhibition of the mastication muscles, following a precise order described by Philip Van Caille. This treatment was applied during five sessions. Prior to the first treatment and after the fifth, the patients responded to the McGill- Melzack and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaires, and the ROM was meas- ured before and after each session. A calendar of intensity of headaches during a month was performed.
Results:: An improvement in the EVA scale and the opening range of the mouth is observed post-treatment. The McGill - Melzack and PSS questionnaires also show favorable results in the study. The level of subjective stress, however, does not get any im- provement.
Conclusions: The application of the treatment protocol along the masticatory muscles promotes the reduction of the intensity of pain in the tension-type headache, and improves the mouth opening, improving the patient's quality of life. - Abstract
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Introducció: Aquest estudi pretenia demostrar quins efectes tenia un tractament osteopàtic especí- fic de la mandíbula en la simptomatologia d’una cefalea de tipus tensional. I com afectava això a la seva qualitat de vida.
Mètodes: Estudi pilot on hi van participar 20 pacients entre 30 i 55 anys diagnosticats de cefa- lea tensional. El tractament es va basar en un protocol d’inhibició de la musculatura masticatòria, seguint un ordre descrit per Philip Van Caille. Aquest tractament es va aplicar durant cinc sessions. Abans del primer tractament i després del cinquè, els pacients van contestar els qües- tionaris McGill – Melzack i Escala de l’Estrès Percebut (PSS), i es va mesurar el ROM abans i després de cada sessió. Es va realitzar un calendari de intensitat de ce- falees durant un mes.
Resultats: S’observa una millora en l’escala EVA i en el rang d’obertura de la boca post trac- tament. Els qüestionaris McGill – Melzack i PSS mostren també uns resultats favo- rables a l’estudi. El nivell d’estrès subjectiu però, no obté milloria.
Conclusions: L’aplicació del protocol de tractament de la musculatura masticatòria, afavoreix la reducció de la intensitat de dolor de la cefalea tensional, i millora la obertura de la boca. Millorant així, la qualitat de vida del pacient. - presented at
- Escola de Osteopatia de Barcelona (EOB)
- Date Accepted
- 2018
- Date Submitted
- 18.2.2020 17:56:51
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- Spanish
- Number of pages
- 54
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16598
- Inst-Identifier
- 1049
- Keywords
- Tension- type headache, quality of life, temporomandibular disorders
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- cercós.pdf
- Item sets
- Thesis
- Media
- cercós.pdf
Cercós Serra, Joan; Ferrer Gil, Marta; Martínez Àguila, Ana, “Effect of osteopathic treatment of the jaw in patients with a previous diagnosis of tension headache. Pilot study”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 22, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/273