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Role of physiotherapy in management of orofacial diseases
Priyanka P Ostwal1, Anisha Kaur Johar2, Shubham Gupta3, Swagata A Patangankar1, Pratik Surana4, Ruchi Gopal5
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Kinseotherapy and Physical Diagnosis, Oyster College of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Electrotherapy and Electrodiagnosis, Oyster College of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
3 RK Dental Clinic, Raniganj, West Bengal, India
4 Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Center, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
5 Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pratik Surana
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Center, GE Road, Anjora, Durg - 491 001, Chhattisgarh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijmo.ijmo_10_20
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Physical therapy (PT) also known as physiotherapy is concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis, management of disease, and disability through physical means. Physiotherapy can be used for management of various orofacial diseases such as temporomandibular joint disorder, facial paralysis, myofacial pain dysfunction, oral submucous fibrosis, and trismus. It is a noninvasive, safe, convenient, and cost-effective treatment option that can be used as simultaneously with other treatment procedures. The present article provides insight of physiotherapy as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of oral-facial diseases.
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