Is Myofascial Pain in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients a Manifestation of Delayed-onset Muscle Soreness?

Abstract

The results of this study demonstrate that an experimental protocol involving concentric and eccentric muscle contractions can provoke DOMS in the jaw muscles and the temporary diagnosis of myofascial pain according to the RDC/TMD. The results observed strengthen the supposition that the myofascial pain in TMD patients may be a manifestation of DOMS in the jaw muscles.