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Table 2 Twenty-minute facial massage protocol performed bilaterally

From: Effect of mandibular mobilization on electromyographic signals in muscles of mastication and static balance in individuals with temporomandibular disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Surface sliding

3 minutes

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

3 minutes

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Surface sliding

1 minute

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

1 minute

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Surface sliding

1 minute

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

1 minute

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Deep sliding

3 minutes

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

3 minutes

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Deep kneading

1 minute

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

1 minute

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Deep sliding

1 minute

Circular movements in counter-clockwise direction

 

Anterior bundle of temporal muscle

 

Kneading

1 minute

Kneading in cranial-caudal direction

 

Upper fibers of masseter muscle

 

Return of hands to initial position with continuous caudal-cranial sliding of suprahyoid musculature

 

Finalization with light touch

 
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