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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
卷 37, 期 12, 页码 1738-1744出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23818
关键词
exercise therapy; Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire; head and neck cancer; TheraBite; trismus
资金
- Swedish Cancer Society
- Research and Development Council (FoU), West region County, Sweden
- Assar Gabrielsson Foundation Gothenburg
- Medical Faculty of Gothenburg University Sweden
Background. Trismus after head and neck cancer is a symptom associated with pain and negatively affected health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to compare two different jaw exercise devices and the compliance to exercise. Methods. Fifty patients with head and neck cancer were randomized to jaw exercise with either the TheraBite or Engstrom jaw device in a 10-week exercise program. Patients were regularly assessed by an oral surgeon, filled in exercise diaries, and answered the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 Head and Neck 35-questions (EORTC QLQ H&N35) and the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire (GTQ). Results. Both groups improved their mouth opening, 7.2 mm (22.9%) and 5.5 mm (17.6%) for TheraBite and Engstrom, respectively. The largest increase in mouth opening and highest compliance to exercise was seen during the 4 first weeks. Conclusion. Jaw exercise therapy effectively improved mouth opening capacity and led to less trismus-related symptoms. Both jaw devices were proved efficient and compliance to exercise was comparable. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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