Different physiotherapy methods impact for headache, neck muscles functions disorder at temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Work objective: determine different physiotherapy methods impact for headache, neck muscles functions disorder at temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Methods: Applying analogue scale about visual pain, neck strength evaluation by Lovett, goniometer was used to evaluate movement amplitude. Medical methods: for the first group was applied face and neck muscles massage, for the second group myofascial trigger points relaxation in face and neck zone, and for the third group post - isometric relaxation and active neck muscles stretching exercise. Result: The headache in the first group became smaller by 9,43 percent because of neck and face muscles massage. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction became less by 14,16 percent, assessing temporomandibular joint dysfunction muscles length, cervical spine muscles strength and length there wasn’t significant results after physiotherapy. For the second group, which was applied myofascial trigger points relaxation in face and neck muscles zone, the pain became smaller by 17,15 percent. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction became smaller by 24,91 percent. Assessing temporomandibular joint dysfunction muscles length, cervical spine muscles strength and lengths there wasn’t significant results after physiotherapy. For the third group, which was applied post - isometric relaxation and active neck muscles stretching exercise, the headache became smaller by 31,93 percent. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction became smaller by 39,02 percent. After analyzing results after physiotherapy, temporomandibular joint dysfunction muscles length was different 0, 05, by assessing cervical spine muscles length there wasn’t significant results. Conclusions: 1. By assessing cervical spine muscles length and neck muscles strength after physiotherapy there wasn’t significant differences, the headache in those three groups decreased. 2. Temporomandibular joint movement amplitude by applying post - isometric relaxation and active neck muscles stretching exercise became bigger, and the pain intensity in all three groups decreased. 3. Post - isometric relaxation and active neck muscles exercises was the most effective method to temporomandibular joint and to headache, for temporomandibular joint muscles length, comparing cervical spine muscles length and strength with other physiotherapy procedures