The aim of this study is to compare the effects in pain of two different treatments in pacients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). One group will receive isolated therapeutic exercise (TE) and the other will receive TE combined with pain neurophysiology education (PNE). The hypothesis of this study is that the PNE+TE group will obtain superior therapeutic results than an isolated TE program.
Over 18 years of age
Limitation of mouth opening and/or jaw pain lasting more than 6 months
Being able to understand the objective and carry out the study procedures
Sign the informed consent.
Suffer from any underlying disease
Pain due to tumors or infections, metastases, osteoporosis, inflammatory arthritis or fractures
Be receiving any other treatment for TMD or consuming some type of substance that alters muscle tone.
Patients with myopathies, diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System, mental disorders diagnosed by a doctor