Development of a standardized, reproducible screening examination for assessment of pelvic floor myofascial pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pelvic floor myofascial pain is common, but physical examination methods to assess pelvic floor muscles are defined poorly. We hypothesized that a simple, transvaginal pelvic floor examination could be developed that would be highly reproducible among providers and would adequately screen for the presence of pelvic floor myofascial pain.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to develop a simple, reproducible pelvic floor examination to screen for pelvic floor myofascial pain.

Study design

A screening examination was developed by Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery subspecialists and women's health physical therapists at our institution and tested in a simulated patient. We recruited 35 new patients who underwent examinations by blinded, paired

SUBMITTER: Meister MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6401230 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature