Helöe B, Heiberg A N, Krogstad B S
Acta Odontol Scand. 1980;38(2):109-17. doi: 10.3109/00016358009003487.
A research team comprising a dentist, a psychiatrist and two physiotherapists examined 113 female patients consecutively referred because of myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome and, for comparison, 46 female patients who attended the dental clinic for a positively diagnosed dental problem. In both groups all subjects were Norwegians, nearly all in the age of reproduction and belonging to the upper social strata. Every second subject in the Comparison group had perceived some MPD-symptoms. The dentist's main findings in the MPD-patient group were high scores on the Anamnestic index and on the Dysfunction index, and moderate scores on the Occlusal index. The psychiatrist's main findings were high scores on restrained aggression and on anxiety, and tense control of emotions generally. The physiotherapists' findings were general muscular tension and inadequate respiratory function in an upright position.
一个由一名牙医、一名精神科医生和两名物理治疗师组成的研究团队，连续检查了113名因肌筋膜疼痛功能障碍（MPD）综合征而转诊的女性患者，并作为对比，检查了46名因确诊为牙齿问题而前往牙科诊所就诊的女性患者。两组中的所有受试者均为挪威人，几乎都处于生育年龄且属于社会上层阶层。对比组中每两名受试者就有一人察觉到一些MPD症状。牙医在MPD患者组中的主要发现是，问诊指数和功能障碍指数得分较高，咬合指数得分中等。精神科医生的主要发现是，抑制性攻击和焦虑得分较高，情绪总体上处于紧张控制状态。物理治疗师的发现是，全身肌肉紧张，直立姿势时呼吸功能不足。
