Table 2.
Mouth opening, pain, mandibular function, QoL, and symptomatology
| Baseline (n = 18) | End of DTS exercise program (n = 15) | Follow-up (n = 12) | Significance (Friedman) | Baseline vs. end of DTS exercise program (n = 15) | Baseline vs. follow-up (n = 12) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | ||
| Mouth opening (mm) | 22.6 (7.6) | 29.7 (10.8) | 27.8 (8.3) | <0.001* | 7.1 (4.7) | 5.0 (3.2) |
| Group ≤36 | 24.0 (6.8) | 30.6 (9.4) | 29.0 (5.3) | 0.001* | 7.3 (4.7) | 5.3 (3.5) |
| Group >36 | 19.7 (8.8) | 27.3 (15.4) | 25.3 (13.1) | 0.057 | 6.5 (5.2) | 4.5 (3.1) |
| Pain at rest (VAS score 0–100 points) | 1.7 (5.0) | 2.3 (6.7) | 5.2 (11.1) | 0.584 | 0.9 (8.5) | 3.5 (12.1) |
| Pain at maximal mouth opening (VAS score 0–100 points) | 21.8 (19.3) | 11.9 (13.8) | 24.8 (21.9) | 0.042* | −6.1 (15.5) | 3.1 (15.5) |
| MFIQ score (0–68 points) | 28.8 (15.3) | 24.1 (14.8) | 22.7 (11.7) | 0.920 | −2.8 (13.3) | −2.0 (10.1) |
| EORTC QLQ-C30 scores (0–100 points) | ||||||
| Global health status (QoL) | 75.5 (21.9) | 81.1 (17.4) | 86.8 (15.3) | 0.141 | 0.0 (11.4) | 6.9 (11.1) |
| Symptomatology overall | 13.1 (15.6) | 10.3 (11.8) | 9.4 (13.7) | 0.779 | −0.7 (10.8) | 0.4 (11.9) |
| EORTC QLQ-H&N35 scores (0–100 points) | ||||||
| Symptomatology overall | 22.9 (15.8) | 17.5 (13.4) | 13.1 (9.6) | 0.086 | −1.9 (8.3) | −5.4 (9.1) |
| Perceived difficulty of opening the mouth | 83.3 (20.6) | 60.0 (31.4) | 58.3 (32.2) | 0.006* | −20.0 (24.6) | −22.2 (29.6) |
*Significant (p < 0.05)