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Case Series of an Intraoral Balancing Appliance Therapy on Subjective Symptom Severity and Cervical Spine Alignment
Joint Authors
Jung, Soo Chang
Lee, Young Jun
Yin, Chang Shik
Lee, Hwang-woo
Lee, Young Jin
Lee, Joo Kang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a holistic intraoral appliance (OA) on cervical spine alignment and subjective symptom severity.
Design.
An observational study on case series with holistic OA therapy.
Setting.
An outpatient clinic for holistic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) therapy under the supervision of the Pain Center, CHA Biomedical center, CHA University.
Subjects.
Ambulatory patients presenting with diverse chief complaints in the holistic TMJ clinic.
Main Measures.
Any immediate change in the curvature of cervical spine and the degree of atlantoaxial rotation was investigated in the images of simple X-ray and computed tomography of cervical spine with or without OA.
Changes of subjective symptom severity were also analyzed for the holistic OA therapy cases.
Results.
A total of 59 cases were reviewed.
Alignment of upper cervical spine rotation showed an immediate improvement (P<0.001).
Changes of subjective symptom severity also showed significant improvement (P<0.05).
Conclusion.
These cases revealed rudimentary clinical evidence that holistic OA therapy may be related to an alleviated symptom severity and an improved cervical spinal alignment.
These results show that further researches may warrant for the holistic TMJ therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Young Jun& Lee, Joo Kang& Jung, Soo Chang& Lee, Hwang-woo& Yin, Chang Shik& Lee, Young Jin. 2013. Case Series of an Intraoral Balancing Appliance Therapy on Subjective Symptom Severity and Cervical Spine Alignment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452448
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Young Jun…[et al.]. Case Series of an Intraoral Balancing Appliance Therapy on Subjective Symptom Severity and Cervical Spine Alignment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Young Jun& Lee, Joo Kang& Jung, Soo Chang& Lee, Hwang-woo& Yin, Chang Shik& Lee, Young Jin. Case Series of an Intraoral Balancing Appliance Therapy on Subjective Symptom Severity and Cervical Spine Alignment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452448