Terapia manual ortopédica aplicada a estudiantes con disfunción de la articulación temporomandibular. Primero a tercer ciclo de la carrera de Terapia Física de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a condition that affects a large part of the population worldwide. The pain, the clicks or crunches and the irregularities in the movements of this joint are the main alterations. The objective of this work was to determine the benefits of Orthopedic Manual Therapy in the treatment of TMJ dysfunction in the students of the physical therapy career who are in the first and third cycles of the UCSG. A research work was carried out with a quantitative approach of explanatory scope, with an experimental type design, of pre experimental cut. The sample was 42 students, which were between the ages of 17 to 31 years. The results of this technique with respect to the visual analogue scale (EVA), showed that the average of the pain of all the students at the beginning was 6 (moderate), while at the end of the treatment it was 3 (mild); the measurements taken with the millimeter rule also showed an improvement in the oral opening, with an initial mean of 47mm and a final 44mm; The Krogh test showed that 71.5% of students had more than three signs of a dysfunction, obtaining a favorable result at the end of treatment, where the percentage decreased to 28%. In conclusion, this study showed that the pain and the functional condition of the temporomandibular joint, through orthopedic manual therapy treatment, obtained a relevant improvement.

• Prif Awdur: Cevallos Laje, Betsy Katherine (author)
• Awduron Eraill: Regalado Camacho, Daniela (author)
• Fformat: bachelorThesis
• Iaith: spa
• Cyhoeddwyd: 2019
• Pynciau: DISFUNCIÓN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR; TERAPIA MANUAL ORTOPÉDICA; ESCALA VISUAL ANALÓGICA (EVA); TEST DE KROGH PAULSEN.
• Mynediad Ar-lein: http://repositorio.ucsg.edu.ec/handle/3317/12477