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Electromyography Frequency Spectrum Is a Better Indicator of Sleep Bruxism Severity Related to Temporomandibular Disorder Pain Than Conventional Masticatory Muscle Activation and Bruxism Time Indices—A Pilot Study

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 35, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Sleep bruxism (SB) has been reportedly associated with temporomandibular disorder (TMD); however, solid evidence is lacking. Previous studies have primarily used traditional metrics, such as the masticatory muscle activity (MMA) index and bruxism time index (BTI) to investigate the link between SB and TMD.
Minna Pitkänen, Miro Rytkönen, Tomi Miettinen, Jari Ahlberg, Frank Lobbezoo, Katja Myllymaa, Juha Töyräs, Timo Leppänen, Sami Myllymaa   +8 more
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Electromyographic evaluation of masseteric activity during maximum opening in patients with temporomandibular disorders and limited mouth opening

Scientific Reports
This study aimed to identify the differences in masseteric activity during maximum mouth opening among healthy volunteers, patients with limited mouth opening (LMO) and myofascial pain, and patients with LMO and disc displacement.
Xiaoyu Lin, Ryota Takaoka, Daisuke Moriguchi, Shion Morioka, You Ueda, Rie Yamamoto, Emi Ono, Shoichi Ishigaki   +7 more
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Prevalence, patterns, and impact of myofascial pain in patients with head and neck cancer after cancer treatment - a single-center cross-sectional study in India

BMC Palliative Care
Purpose Head and neck cancer is the seventh most prevalent cancer, with over 660,000 new cases and 325,000 annual fatalities, accounting for 30% of all cancer cases.
Aswathi Praveen, Krithika Rao, S. Gayatri, Anuja D. Damani, Arun Ghoshal, Shreya Nair, Naveena A. N. Kumar, Shirley Lewis Salins, Ananth Pai, Anshul Singh, Karthik S. Udupa, Nawaz Usman, Naveen S. Salins   +12 more
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Myofascial release in the treatment of lumbar pain in pregnant women

Сибирский научный медицинский журнал
The prevalence of back pain in pregnant women is quite high nowadays. A special place is given to myofascial pain. They progress with the course of pregnancy and can lead to a decrease in a woman’s quality of life.
D. V Fedorov, O. Yu. Kirgizova
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Manual Myofascial Release versus Instrument assisted soft tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in patients with chronic neck pain - RCT

Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Background: Chronic neck pain, affecting nearly 50% of the global population annually, is a significant global burden. While Instrument Assisted Soft-tissue Mobilization (IASTM) has shown effectiveness in treating musculoskeletal injuries, there is a ...
Zoha Sabir, Sana Bashir, Qurat ul Ain Saeed, Sameera Gul, Syeda Sumaira Batool   +4 more
doaj  

Multidimensional Analysis of the Clinical Spectrum and Symptom Burden of Unexplained Myofascial Pain. [PDF]

Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Sikdar S, DeStefano S, Guzmán-Pavón MJ, Hsu YL, Lee S, Srbely J, Shah J, Rosenberger W, Acuña S, Assefa Y, Jahani Jirsaraei M, Stecco A, Gerber LH.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reframing myofascial pain syndrome: pathological disorder or adaptive protective response? [PDF]

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
Guzzardo M, Nakazato-Nakamine T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Electrical muscle stimulation towards self-physiotherapy on myofascial pain syndrome. [PDF]

Front Rehabil Sci
Churproong S, Metcalfe B, Mcguigan P, Zhang D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The perspective of manual therapy as a fascia-directed biomechanical intervention in myofascial pain syndrome. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Wang H, Zhang P, Wang J, Wang J, Li J, Pan M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Yoga for myofascial pain of masticatory muscles - a development and feasibility study. [PDF]

BDJ Open
Thimma Ravindranath P, Klineberg I, Bhutada M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source