… of the jaw joint, which affect patients’ quality of life and result in hypertrophy or hyperactivity
of the muscles around the jaw joint. In this study, we compared the muscle thickness and …

… are the primary source of repetitive, tensive, and compressive forces against the
temporomandibular joints (TMJ), the teeth and other masticatory system structures.Experimental …

… reported that FCST improves the brain's functions by realigning an unbalanced
temporomandibular joint (TMJ), spinal cord or cranium. However, there is no clear evidence to …

… Myospasm and myofascial trigger points may be determined by palpation of the masseter
or sternocleidomastoid muscles, 9 which can be performed by placing a finger over the TMJ or …

… temporomandibular joint when Kinesio taping is applied to patients with latent myofascial
trigger points of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. … to the sternocleidomastoid muscle three times …

… , with moderate to severe muscle spasm palpated in the suboccipital, upper and lower
trapezius, rhomboid major, and sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally. Physical therapy …

… of motion (ROM) of the jaw joint like mouth open is increased. … of the jaw joint, and asymmetric
mouth movement [24]. … for evaluating the masseter and SCM muscles of TMD patients. …

… on pain, cervical joint range of motion and … to temporomandibular joint disorder. Methodology:
We enrolled 33 patients with myofascial pain due to temporomandibular joint disorder in …

… such as the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints (TMJs) … of the digastric and SCM
muscles increased from those … the anterior neck muscles in mandibular movement 20 and a …

… with the clavicle head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and sternocleidomastoid branch
of the superior thyroid artery to reconstruct the mandibular condyle was of benefit to patients …