Trigger Point Injections and Pelvic Rehabilitation for the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Myalgia and Sexual Pain

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate which treatment option for pelvic floor pain allows for improved sexual function.

Timeline

Start

2013-08

Primary completion

2014-04

Completion

2014-06

Publications

• Background Mathias SD, Kuppermann M, Liberman RF, Lipschutz RC, Steege JF. Chronic pelvic pain: prevalence, health-related quality of life, and economic correlates. Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Mar;87(3):321-7. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00458-0.
• Results Rao SS, Paulson J, Mata M, Zimmerman B. Clinical trial: effects of botulinum toxin on Levator ani syndrome--a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 May 1;29(9):985-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.03964.x. Epub 2009 Feb 13.
• Results Langford CF, Udvari Nagy S, Ghoniem GM. Levator ani trigger point injections: An underutilized treatment for chronic pelvic pain. Neurourol Urodyn. 2007;26(1):59-62. doi: 10.1002/nau.20393.
• Results Jarvis SK, Abbott JA, Lenart MB, Steensma A, Vancaillie TG. Pilot study of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain associated with spasm of the levator ani muscles. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Feb;44(1):46-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00163.x.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.