Inclusion Criteria:  I. Myofacial pain of less than 12 months in duration that is evoked by an active motion of the mandible or by palpation.  II. Diagnosis according to RDC / TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders), which showed painful myofascial disorders III. A feeling of an increased muscle tension IV. Presence of all occlusal contact zones V. Female sex  Exclusion Criteria:  I. Past or present, neurological disease, neuromuscular disease or a severe systemic disease.  II. Temporomandibular joint pathology based on X-ray imaging or stomatological examination.  III. Orthodontic or prosthetic treatment IV. Contraindication to physiotherapeutic treatment