Effect of Jaw Relaxation Technique on Low Back Pain and Selected Vital Signs Among Nursing Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Fawzy, Naglaa; El-Deen, Dalia Salah

doi:10.31674/mjn.2019.v10i04.012

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“…Previous studies have also reported a reduction in low back pain after administering treatments targeting the temporomandibular joint. 18,19 In the present study, both groups showed significant improvements in pain, disability, and abdominal muscle endurance at weeks six and 12 (P<0.001). This is in agreement with Chan et al 20 study showed that a six-week duration of lumbar stability exercise is an effective intervention in chronic non-specific low back pain.…”

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The effects of lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movements in non-specific low back pain (A randomized controlled trial)

Khan,

Hamayun zafar,

Syed Amir Gilani

et al. 2024

Pak J Med Sci

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the added effect of jaw clenching on the efficacy of lumbar stabilization exercises to manage chronic non-specific low back pain. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SIPM&R) Karachi from April 2021 to April 2023. Eighty patients with chronic non-specific low back pain participated in this study. Forty patients each were randomly allocated to the lumbar stability exercise (LSE) group’ and the lumbar stability exercise with teeth clenching (LSETC) group. Patients in both groups performed respective exercises twice weekly for 12 weeks. The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), and Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU) were used to assess pain, disability, and muscle endurance respectively. Data were collected at the baseline, after six weeks and 12 weeks of intervention. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Both groups showed statistically significant improvements in pain, disability, and muscle endurance. Upon further stratification, participants aged 20-30 years in the LSETC group showed significantly higher scores than the LSE group for NPRS, RMDQ, and PBU after 12 weeks. Overall, the LSETC group showed relatively higher improvement in mean scores for NPRS, RMDQ, and PBU than the LSE group. Conclusion: Lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movement are effective for the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain. The addition of teeth clenching enhanced the effectiveness of lumbar stability exercises, especially in young adults. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04801212), Prospectively registered on March 16, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.6.9208 How to cite this: Khan M, Zafar H, Gilani SA, Farooqui WA, Ahmad A. The effects of lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movements in non-specific low back pain (A randomized controlled trial). Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(6):1116-1121. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.6.9208 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Previous studies have also reported a reduction in low back pain after administering treatments targeting the temporomandibular joint. 18 , 19 …”

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The effects of lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movements in non-specific low back pain (A randomized controlled trial)

Khan,

Hamayun zafar,

Syed Amir Gilani

et al. 2024

Pak J Med Sci

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Effect of Jaw Relaxation Technique on Low Back Pain and Selected Vital Signs Among Nursing Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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The effects of lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movements in non-specific low back pain (A randomized controlled trial)

The effects of lumbar stabilization exercises with and without jaw movements in non-specific low back pain (A randomized controlled trial)

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