title: [Kinesitherapy in the field of maxillofacial surgery].
abstract: The aim of this article is to present the possibilities offered by physiotherapy in maxillo-facial surgery. Physiotherapy has different objectives: to restore normal function in all mandibular movements to improve tissue trophicity to oppose fibrosis pain treatment We show different reeducation techniques and their indications by the means of two clinical cases. The punctual analysis of the obtained results allows to show the repercussions of treatment modifications on the TMJ mobility recuperation.
authors.affiliation: ULB Service de chir. maxillo-faciale, Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Pierre.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fauconnier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brijs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Reck
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000601:surgery*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: La kinésithérapie dans le domaine de la chirurgie maxillo-faciale.