{"id":4687,"date":"2022-09-10T11:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychosomatic-osteopathy.com\/rct-study-shows-a-correlation-between-the-temporomandibular-joint-and-orthostatic-posture\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:59:36","slug":"rct-study-shows-a-correlation-between-the-temporomandibular-joint-and-orthostatic-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosomatic-osteopathy.com\/en\/rct-study-shows-a-correlation-between-the-temporomandibular-joint-and-orthostatic-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"RCT study shows a correlation between the temporomandibular joint and orthostatic posture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study investigated the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of the temporomandibular joint on orthostatic posture and found a statistical correlation.<strong>For those interested in the exact data:<\/strong><strong>Methods:<\/strong>The gold standard, a randomized, controlled, double-blind study, was chosen as the study design. The postural adjustment factor was measured using the &#8220;molar shim&#8221; (MS). Twenty individuals diagnosed with temporomandibular joint disorder were randomized into an intervention and a control group. The endpoints were defined as the postural adjustment factor, the &#8220;Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders&#8221; (DC\/TMD), local pressure pain, and orthostatic posture.   &nbsp;<strong>Results: <\/strong>No significant differences were found between the groups for local pressure pain. The postural adjustment factor and the average peak pressure, however, improved significantly after treatment with OMT. In addition, OMT of the temporomandibular joint influenced orthostatic posture.<strong>Conclusions<\/strong>:The results of this study suggest that the temporomandibular joint influences posture and that this should be taken into account in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders. Furthermore, when treating postural problems, the jaw should also be included in the diagnosis (Detoni et al. 2022).LiteratureDetoni R, Heartz CS, Fusatto EL, et al. Relationship between osteopathic manipulative treatment of the temporomandibular joint, molar shim and the orthostatic position: A randomized, controlled and double blinded study. <i>J Bodyw Mov Ther<\/i>. 2022;29:187-197<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/<\/a>   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>RCT study shows correlation between TMJ and orthostatic posture<\/h2>\n<p>A recent study investigated the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of the temporomandibular joint on orthostatic posture and found a statistical correlation. <strong>Those interested in the exact data:<\/strong><strong>Methods<\/strong>:The gold standard, a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial was chosen as the study design. The postural adjustment factor was measured using the molar shim (MS). Twenty individuals diagnosed with TMJ disorder were randomized into an intervention and a control group. The endpoints were defined as the postural adjustment factor, the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC\/TMD), local pressure pain and orthostatic posture.   &nbsp;<strong>Results<\/strong>: No significant differences were found between the groups for local pressure pain. The postural adjustment factor and the average peak pressure, however, improved significantly after treatment with OMT. In addition, OMT of the temporomandibular joint influenced orthostatic posture.<strong>Conclusions<\/strong>:The results of this study suggest that TMJ influences posture and that this should be taken into account in the treatment of TMJ disorders. In addition, when treating postural problems, the jaw should also be included in the diagnosis (Detoni et al. 2022).LiteratureDetoni R, Heartz CS, Fusatto EL, et al. Relationship between osteopathic manipulative treatment of the temporomandibular joint, molar shim and the orthostatic position: A randomized, controlled and double blinded study. <i>J Bodyw Mov Ther<\/i>. 2022;29:187-197<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/<\/a>   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35248270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study investigated the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of the temporomandibular joint on orthostatic posture and found a statistical correlation. 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