Analysis of Portuguese Physiotherapists’ Self-Knowledge on Temporomandibular Disorders

Paula Moleirinho-Alves; Pedro Cebola; Xavier Melo; Sérgio Simões; Catarina Godinho

doi:10.3390/ijerph20021294

Analysis of Portuguese Physiotherapists’ Self-Knowledge on Temporomandibular Disorders

Paula Moleirinho-Alves, Pedro Cebola, Xavier Melo, Sérgio Simões, Catarina Godinho

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Background: Physiotherapy is one of the most referenced and effective conservative strategies for treating patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study aimed to characterize and analyze the self-knowledge of TMD of Portuguese physiotherapists. Methods: an online questionnaire was carried out, and the data collected were descriptively analyzed. Results: A total of 338 physiotherapists participated, of which only 142 treated patients with TMD. Seventy-six percent of the physiotherapists reported that they had not received training in the TMD area during the physiotherapy degree course. Only 11% of the physiotherapists reported that treating patients with TMD adequately identified all symptoms of TMD. Conclusions: the present study showed that it is necessary to integrate TMD-related content into the basic training of physiotherapists and promote an increase in evidence-based training.

Original language	English
Article number	1294
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021294
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

Keywords

education
physiotherapy
self-knowledge
temporomandibular disorder
treatment
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/therapy
Humans
Physical Therapy Modalities
Surveys and Questionnaires
Physical Therapists
Portugal

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