Pressure threshold of pelvic floor pain in elderly women with and without fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study
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Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, AgedAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to compare the painful pressure threshold in the pelvic floor of elderly women with and without fibromyalgia. Methods: A double blind study was performed with 28 elderly women aged 60 to 75 years, divided into two groups, with medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FG) and without fibromyalgia (GWF). The evaluation was performed in a single meeting, on an individual basis, in which data on the gynecological, obstetrical, and medical history and information regarding the pelvic floor were obtained by previously trained volunteers. The evaluation of pressure pain threshold was performed with the use of an algometer by one of the researchers. Two-tailed Student t test, Mann-Whitney U Test and Chi-square tests were used. All tests were performed with a significance level of 5%. Results: The pain pressure threshold showed that FG presented lower values for pain perception in relation to the GWF (p<0.001 for the left side) and (p<0.001 for the right side). Conclusion: FG had lower pressure pain threshold, which may be related to the pathology, which causes generalized pain and central sensitization.
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