Thiele massage as a therapeutic option for women with chronic pelvic pain caused by tenderness of pelvic floor muscles.

Autor: Montenegro ML; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. montenegro_ml@hotmail.com, Mateus-Vasconcelos EC, Candido dos Reis FJ, Rosa e Silva JC, Nogueira AA, Poli Neto OB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice [J Eval Clin Pract] 2010 Oct; Vol. 16 (5), pp. 981-2.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01202.x
Abstrakt: Aims and Objectives: Musculoskeletal system has been found to be involved in genesis and perpetuation of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and has strong evidences that up to 80% of women with CPP present dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system. In this study, we report a series of women with CPP caused by tenderness of pelvic floor muscles successfully treated with Thiele massage.
Methods: Were included in this study six women with CPP caused by tenderness of the levator ani muscle that underwent transvaginal massage using the Thiele technique, over a period of 5 minutes repeated once a week for 4 weeks. After 1 month, the women returned for follow-up.
Results: The median tenderness score for the six women evaluated was 3 at the first evaluation and 0 after 1 month of follow-up (P < 0.01). The mean Visual Analogue Scale and McGill Pain Index scores were 8.1 and 34, respectively, at the first evaluation, and 1.5 and 16.6 at follow-up (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: Thiele massage appears to be very helpful for women with CPP caused by tenderness of the levator ani muscle. However, these results are preliminary and a larger number of women are necessary to obtain more conclusive results.
(© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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