Effects of intervertebral disc disorders of low back on the mandibular kinematic: kinesiographic study

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Annalisa Monaco²  Vincenzo Cozzolino³  Chiara Masci¹  Irma Ciarrocchi¹  Alessandro Spadaro¹ 

[1] Department of Life Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy;Department of Life Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, via Vetoio, Coppito 67100 L’Aquila, Italy;Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Department of Life Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

关键词: Sympathetic nervous system;    Mandibular kinematics;    Kinesiography;    Intervertebral disc disorders;   

Others  :  1130161
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-0500-7-569

 received in 2013-01-23, accepted in 2014-08-13,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Intervertebral disc disorders are one of the most common causes of low back pain. Neuromuscular dysfunction frequently is present in patients with lumbar disc herniation.

When considering joint dysfunction, it is important to remember that the spine functions as a unit. Dysfunction on one level can trigger compensatory changes in other spinal levels or in other areas of the musculoskeleton. Findings demonstrated the relationship between stomatognathic and postural systems justifying the hypothesis that muscular-skeletal impairment in one system could affect the other one. However, evidence that a lumbar intervertebral disc herniation could influence the mandibular kinematics is still lacking. Aim of this study was to analyse the effects that intervertebral disc herniation of low back could have on the mandibular kinematics.

Findings

Kinesiographic evaluations of the mandibular dynamics of 23 adult patients suffering L4/L5 and L5/S1 lumbosacral disc hernation were compared with a non pathological control group. A statistically significant difference of maximal mouth opening (p < .05) and of maximal mouth opening velocity (p < .03) was found comparing the study patients with the control subjects.

Conclusion

Lumbosacral disc herniation appears to be associated with changes in the activity of mandibular kinematics both in rate and quality of movement. The study suggests the existence of connections between masticatory system and lumbar disk herniation.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Spadaro et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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