title: Immediate changes in temporomandibular joint opening and pain following vibration therapy: a feasibility pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the scientific and process feasibility in an effort to direct future larger trials.
  
  
  METHODS
  Scientific Feasibility: Twelve subjects were randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group. The intervention protocol consisted of intraoral vibration therapy on the muscles of mastication bilaterally for a period of 1 minute per muscle. Process Feasibility: Several feasibility outcomes were examined including recruitment and retention rates and consent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scientific Feasibility: Large effect sizes were generated for both mouth opening and VAS in favour of the intervention group. Process Feasibility: a recruitment ratio of 2.3 respondents to 1 participant was determined, along with a retention to loss ratio of 13:1 and a consent to loss ratio of 12:0.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scientific Feasibility: The scientific results should be interpreted with caution due to the small sample sizes employed. The study seems to support the scientific feasibility of a future larger single treatment trial. Process Feasibility: Recruitment and retention rates and ratios seem to support future studies. Utilizing the feasibility results of the current study to direct a future larger multiple treatment trial consistent with other comparable TMD studies however is limited.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada. ; Associate Professor, Faculty of Clinical Education, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada. ; Sports Sciences Resident, Department of Graduate Studies, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Dionne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tatlow
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buhay
keywords: chiropractic; mouth opening; temporomandibular joint; vibration therapy