Evaluation of the Stomatognathic System before and after Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in 120 Healthy People by Using Surface Electromyography

Andrea Manzotti, Chiara Viganoni, Dorina Lauritano, Silvia Bernasconi, Alice Paparo, Rachele Risso and Alessandro Nanussi
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Andrea Manzotti: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy
Chiara Viganoni: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy
Dorina Lauritano: Department of Medicine and Surgery, Centre of Neuroscience of Milan, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
Silvia Bernasconi: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy
Alice Paparo: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy
Rachele Risso: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy
Alessandro Nanussi: SOMA–osteopathic Institute of Milan, 20126 Milan, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the action of osteopathic manipulative treatment on the muscular activity of the stomatognathic apparatus by using surface electromyography (sEMG). Material and Methods: Surface electromyography (sEMG) was performed on the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles of 120 subjects (73 F; 47 M), both at time T0 and T2. The sample was divided into three randomized groups of 40 subjects each: control, placebo, and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). In the T1 interval between the two evaluations, the control group was not treated, the placebo group underwent a placebo treatment, and the OMT group underwent manipulative treatment. The mean value of each measurement and its coefficient of variation, between time T0 and T2, were calculated for both the intragroup (OMT, placebo, control) and the intergroup (OMT-placebo, OMT-control). Outcomes: In 40% of the subjects, statistically significant improvements were highlighted in the OMT. Whereas, the statistically significant results of the placebo and control groups were 7.5% and 17.5%, respectively, of which more than 75% moved away from the physiological range, showing a worsening of the muscular activity. This analysis showed statistically significant variations ( p ≤ 0.05) in the OMT group compared to the placebo and the control groups. Conclusions: OMT determines variations of the activity of masticatory muscles.

Keywords: osteopathic manipulative treatment; masticatory muscles; electromyography; occlusion; temporomandibular joint (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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