Active clinical trials for "Joint Diseases"

In this study evaluated the prevalence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in patients with lumbar disc hernia and examined the variations in clinical parameters cause by this combination.

This is a prospective, and controlled trial. 60 participants with myofascial trigger points and disc displacement with reduction and 60 participants with disc displacement with reduction will be included in the study. These two groups will be compared for clinical findings, pain severity and limitation of the temporomadibular function.

MicroPort Orthopedics (MPO) is conducting this study to build upon the results of a previous study which showed the Medial Pivot (MP) system required lower quadriceps activation than subjects implanted with a Posterior stabilized (PS) system preforming the same activities of daily living.

This post-marketing investigation will evaluate the rate of recovery of the ATTUNE knee from the time of surgery through the 6 month endpoint in patients with severely painful and/or severely disabling Non-inflammatory Degenerative Joint Disease (NIDJD).

Impact of loss of weight on knee arthrosis has not been thoroughly studied. The primary goal of this study is to compare the MRI parameters (aspect of cartilage and oedema of spongious sub-chondral bone) before and one year after bariatric surgery. Knee MRI is not currently part of the investigations preceding bariatric surgery.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use and efficacy of the Reverse® Shoulder Prosthesis for treatment of rotator cuff deficiency in subjects who are candidates for a total shoulder replacement (primary and revision subjects).

120 male and female patients aged between 18-65 years who apply to the outpatient clinic and diagnosed with TMD will be included in the study. Patients will be divided into 3 groups as Muscle Disorders (Group 1), Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (Group 2) and degenerative joint diseas (osteoarthrosis) (Group 3) according to DC/TMD axis I diagnostic criteria. maximum mouth opening, TMJ sound, pain levels, tinnitus, and dizziness are evaluated.

Using computerized pupillometry, previous research established that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is dysregulated in patients who suffer from temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), suggesting a potential role for ANS dysfunction in pain modulation and the etiology of TMD. However, pain modulation hypotheses in TMD are still lacking. The periaqueductal gray (PAG) is involved in the descending modulation of defensive behavior and pain through μ, κ, and δ opioid receptors. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) has been extensively used for pain relief, as low-frequency stimulation is able to activate µ receptors. The aim of the present study is to use ANS polygraph and salivary/serum biomarkers to evaluate the effect of low-frequency TENS stimulation of ANS in TMD patients. According to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD, people with myogenous TMD and matched-controls will be enrolled. All subjects will be randomly assigned to control group (no tens stimulation) and case group (test stimulation); subsequently, ANS parameters by both biomarkers and ANS polygraph, before, soon after (end of stimulation), and late after (recovery period) sensorial TENS will be collected. The overall statistics will be performed from all conditions recorded comparing controls vs cases. The expected results consist in discovering ANS deregulation in TMD with and without TENS stimulation.

This cross-sectional study investigates the physical capacity of patients, who have undergone a periacetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia within the last 1-5 years.

The aim of the study was to compare the degree of relaxation of the anterior part of the temporal muscles and the masseter muscles achieved with the use of post-isometric relaxation and myofascial release methods in patients requiring prosthetic treatment due to temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) with a dominant muscular component. The study included 60 patients, both sexes, aged between 19 and 40. The patients who met the inclusion criteria were alternately assigned to one of the two study groups: I group consisted of the patients received post-isometric relaxation treatment (PIR), II group - patients received myofascial release treatment (MFR). Each group consisted of 30 subjects. The series of ten treatments were performed in both groups. The comparative assessment was carried out based on the data obtained from the physical examination, physiotherapeutic examination of the masticatory system, surface electromyography (sEMG) of anterior temporal and masseter muscles and the data on the intensity of spontaneous masticatory muscle pain assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).