Masticatory Muscle Pain and Progressive Mouth Opening Limitation Caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Mi Pang ◽  
Ji Woon Park
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Masticatory Muscle ◽  
Masticatory Muscle Pain ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

scholarly journals Comparison of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Microcurrent Nerve Stimulation (MENS) in the Management of Masticatory Muscle Pain: A Comparative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Saranya ◽  
Junaid Ahmed ◽  
Nandita Shenoy ◽  
Ravikiran Ongole ◽  
Nanditha Sujir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Masticatory Muscle ◽  
Effective Treatment Option ◽  
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Masticatory Muscle Pain

Introduction. Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a heterogeneous group of pathologies affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the jaw muscles, or both. Epidemiological studies of TMD reveal a prevalence of 82% in the general population with 48% of them presenting with clinical features of muscle tenderness and difficulty in mouth opening. TMD are considered to be the most common orofacial pain conditions of nondental origin. Methods. The patients with TMD were randomly divided into two groups, A and B, based on their VAS scale. Group A consists of two subgroups 1 and 2 each consisting of 15 patients. Group B consists of two subgroups 3 and 4 consisting of 15 patients. Patients in Group A were given TENS for twenty minutes, and the frequency is adjusted as follows: (i) subgroup 1: TENS frequency at a range of 0–5 (VAS measuring 1–5) and (ii) subgroup 2: TENS frequency at a range of 5 and above (VAS measuring 6–10). Patients in Group B were given MENS for twenty minutes, and the frequency adjusted as follows: (i) subgroup 3: MENS frequency at range of 0–5 (VAS measuring 1–5) and (ii) subgroup 4: MENS frequency at a range of 5 and above (VAS measuring 6–10). Each patient was recalled for five consecutive days for the treatment, and the same intensity and frequency were maintained throughout the treatment period. Results. The improvement in VAS is seen to be highly significant statistically in MENS subgroup 4 (moderate-to-severe pain). Subgroups 1 and 3 had improvement in VAS which was comparable in both TENS and MENS groups. Conclusion. In the present study, it was found that TENS and MENS are equally effective in improving the functional mouth opening. MENS showed better and immediate effect in relief of pain. Microcurrent also has the advantage of being subthreshold, and hence the side effects such as tingling sensation and paresthesia seen to occur in some patients following TENS are absent. TENS and MENS can be considered as the first line of treatment in patients with acute and chronic masticatory muscle pain and also as an effective treatment option in cases of functional mouth opening.

scholarly journals Comparative evaluation of soft and hard splints in treatment of clenching disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Sahebi ◽  
Mohammadreza Hajimahmoudi ◽  
Faezeh Atri
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Masticatory Muscle ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Measure Anova ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Masticatory Muscle Pain ◽  
Maximum Opening

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of soft and hard splints in treating patients with clenching. Materials and Methods: In this clinical study, 26 patients with clenching disorder random- ly divided to two equal group of treatment: hard and soft splint. The amount of masticatory muscle pain and maximum mouth opening were measured at the delivery time and 3, 6, 9, and 12 weeks later by a blind examiner. Data were analyzed by independent T and repeated measure ANOVA tests with significance level of p=0.05. Results: Hard and soft splints were resulted in significant reduction of masticatory muscle pain (hard: P<0.001, Soft: p<0.001) and increase in maximum opening (hard P<0.001, Soft p<0.003), but there was no significant difference between them in pain relieving (P=0.848) and maximum opening (P=0.622). Conclusion: This study showed that efficacy of hard and soft splints in treating patients with clenching is same.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) syndrome as a phenotype of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? A case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 444-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Yaguchi ◽  
Akiko Takeuchi ◽  
Kazuhiro Horiuchi ◽  
Ikuko Takahashi ◽  
Shinnichi Shirai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Frontotemporal Dementia ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Co-occurrence of multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 118159
Author(s):  
Paola Ajdinaj ◽  
Marianna Gabriella Rispoli ◽  
Laura Ferri ◽  
Maria D'Apolito ◽  
Deborah Farina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

scholarly journals Anaesthesia for ophthalmologic surgical procedures in a patient with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case report

Cases Journal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej M Kowalik ◽  
Tomasz Smiatacz ◽  
Robert Pajuro ◽  
Roman Skowroński ◽  
Hanna Trocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

scholarly journals AN AYURVEDIC CASE REPORT ON AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2903-2908
Author(s):  
Ambika. K ◽  
Arundhathi. K ◽  
Lekshmi G. Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Weakness ◽  
Treatment Principle ◽  
Severe Type ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a common and most severe type of Motor Neuron Disease. It is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, wasting and fasciculations. Survival is for 3-5 years, and the death is from respiratory paralysis. The incidence of ALS is between 0.6 and 3.8 per 100000 persons per year. Males are predominantly affected. Here is a case report of 45yrs old male who presented with complaints of difficulty in walking since 3years, with an insidious asymmetric onset of weakness of bilateral lower limbs with wasting and fasciculations. In Ayurveda, the case was symptomatologically diagnosed as Mamsa Sosha, which occurs as the result of obstruction of Snayu and Rakthadhamanis (Mamsavaha srotomoolas). The assessment was done using ALSFRS-R Scale. The treatment was aimed at improving the quality of life and also decreasing the rate of disease progression. The treatment principle adopted was Srothosodhana (Ama- Avaranaghna cikitsa) and Brimhana. Promising results were obtained after treatment. Keywords: ALS, MND, Ayurveda, Avaranaghna cikitsa, Mamsa Sosha, Mamsa Kshaya

scholarly journals Association between posterior crossbite, masticatory muscle pain, and disc displacement: a systematic review

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Iodice ◽  
Gianluca Danzi ◽  
Roberta Cimino ◽  
Sergio Paduano ◽  
Ambra Michelotti
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Disc Displacement ◽  
Masticatory Muscle ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Masticatory Muscle Pain
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