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A physiotherapeutic approach to craniomandibular disorders: a case report
Author(s) -
BevilaquaGrosso D.,
MonteiroPedro V.,
Guirro R. R. De Jesus,
Bérzin F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00832.x
Subject(s) - electromyography , weakness , medicine , masseter muscle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , muscle weakness , proximal muscle weakness , physical therapy , orthodontics , anatomy , pathology , biopsy , muscle biopsy
This is a case report of a 19‐year‐old female who presented with a unilateral weakness of the right masseter muscle evidenced by electromyographic examination. The presence of a mandibular deviation to the right during opening because of this weakness was treated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). After the physiotherapeutic treatment, the electrical activity of the right masseter muscle increased during function and the mandibular deviation disappeared. Electromyography (EMG) can have a useful role in the determination of the muscular profile, and for evaluating therapeutics.