Electrical physical therapy in treating TMJ patients.

AbstractElectrical physical therapy modalities are beginning to emerge as important and integral adjunctive treatments in the care of the craniomandibular oral facial pain patient. It has been found that these methods, when coupled with more traditional forms of treatment, can in many cases reduce treatment time, simplify treatment, provide for more rapid symptom relief, and enhance the treatment objectives when compared to the sole use of more traditional modalities.It is the purpose of this paper to introduce to the practitioner three of the more commonly used electrical physical therapy modalities: high voltage electrogalvanic stimulation, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, and ultrasound.