The effect of auricular vagus nerve stimulation in women with temporomandibular joint disorders: a randomized controlled study
Percin A, Basat H, Ozden AV, Yenisehir S
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira · 2025
Key finding
In 50 women with myofascial temporomandibular disorder, adding auricular VNS to manual therapy and exercise significantly raised masseter, trapezius and levator scapulae pressure pain thresholds.
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 50
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Percin, A., Basat, H., Ozden, A. V., & Yenisehir, S. (2025). The effect of auricular vagus nerve stimulation in women with temporomandibular joint disorders: a randomized controlled study. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 71(4). https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20241739
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