title: The effect of oral motor exercises on patients with myofascial pain of masticatory system. Case series report.
abstract: Management of myofascial pain focuses on two goals: reducing pain and improving function in the muscles of mastication. A multidisciplinary treatment approach is typically used to help achieve these goals. The following case series report explores the impact of oral motor exercises on the management of myofascial pain when used in conjunction with other treatment modalities. Oral motor exercises are used by speech-language pathologists to improve the strength, range of movement and coordination of the oral musculature during non-speech movements. The findings of this case series report suggest an opportunity exists for collaboration between speech-language pathologists and the "traditional" TMD team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY, USA. kcr2@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Yoly
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crow
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sussman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D007551:Isotonic Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D008334:Mandible / Q000503:physiopathology; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000503:physiopathology; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy