Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain
Background: The non-surgical therapies prevail over surgical therapies in the management of temporomandibular disorders pain. Vestibular stimulation was known to relieve pain through its connections with analgesic brain areas. Although there is literature that supports the analgesic effect of vestib...
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| author | Yashica Gowda R Asha G Doreswamy Kanakaiah Karthik N Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy Mukkadan JK |
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| description | Background: The non-surgical therapies prevail over surgical therapies in the management of temporomandibular disorders pain. Vestibular stimulation was known to relieve pain through its connections with analgesic brain areas. Although there is literature that supports the analgesic effect of vestibular stimulation, the research studies in this area are comparatively less in Indian settings. Hence, the present study was undertaken.
Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in managing temporomandibular pain.
Materials and Methods: Sixty male and female participants who reported temporomandibular pain were recruited. They were then randomly assigned into two groups. The intervention group received electrical vestibular nerve stimulation for 4 weeks and regular treatment as an adjunctive therapy. Placebo stimulation was administered to the control group along with the regular treatment. The numerical pain rating scale, the Jaw functional limitation scale-8, and depression anxiety stress scales-21 were used in the study.
Results: Pain score, jaw function score, and psychological parameters before intervention in the study and control groups were not significantly different. However, the pain score, jaw function score, and psychological parameters after intervention in the study group were significantly lower than in the control group.
Conclusion: The study results support the analgesic effects of electrical vestibular nerve stimulation in pain management in patients with temporomandibular pain. The study recommends more studies in this area to recommend the implementation of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a1b7d682fce4da886ee4d009e34bd9f2025-02-01T12:35:48ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762025-02-01162119122https://doi.org/10.71152/ajms.v16i2.4324Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular painYashica Gowda R 0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2397-4832Asha G 1https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5906-8347Doreswamy Kanakaiah 2Karthik N 3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-0899Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy 4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-6420Mukkadan JK 5Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India Professor, Department of Physiology, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Research Director, Department of Research, Little Flower Medical Research Centre, Angamaly, Kerala, IndiaBackground: The non-surgical therapies prevail over surgical therapies in the management of temporomandibular disorders pain. Vestibular stimulation was known to relieve pain through its connections with analgesic brain areas. Although there is literature that supports the analgesic effect of vestibular stimulation, the research studies in this area are comparatively less in Indian settings. Hence, the present study was undertaken. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in managing temporomandibular pain. Materials and Methods: Sixty male and female participants who reported temporomandibular pain were recruited. They were then randomly assigned into two groups. The intervention group received electrical vestibular nerve stimulation for 4 weeks and regular treatment as an adjunctive therapy. Placebo stimulation was administered to the control group along with the regular treatment. The numerical pain rating scale, the Jaw functional limitation scale-8, and depression anxiety stress scales-21 were used in the study. Results: Pain score, jaw function score, and psychological parameters before intervention in the study and control groups were not significantly different. However, the pain score, jaw function score, and psychological parameters after intervention in the study group were significantly lower than in the control group. Conclusion: The study results support the analgesic effects of electrical vestibular nerve stimulation in pain management in patients with temporomandibular pain. The study recommends more studies in this area to recommend the implementation of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain.https://ajmsjournal.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/4324pain; vestibular system; sixth sense; electrical stimulation |
| spellingShingle | Yashica Gowda R Asha G Doreswamy Kanakaiah Karthik N Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy Mukkadan JK Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain Asian Journal of Medical Sciences pain; vestibular system; sixth sense; electrical stimulation |
| title | Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| title_full | Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| title_short | Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| title_sort | effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain |
| topic | pain; vestibular system; sixth sense; electrical stimulation |
| url | https://ajmsjournal.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/4324 |
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