Linda McLean

ORCID: 0000-0003-0343-5168 · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2025
Pelvic floor muscle activation amplitude at rest, during voluntary contraction, and during Valsalva maneuver-a comparison between those with and without provoked vestibulodynia
The journal of sexual medicine ·doi:10.1093/jsxmed/qdae170

BACKGROUND: The neuromuscular contribution to increased tone of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) observed among those with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is unclear. AIM: To determine if PFM activity differs between those with provoked PVD a…

other 2024
Investigating the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic pain management in endometriosis patients: A randomized controlled trial protocol
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0306405

INTRODUCTION: Similar to chronic pain conditions, individuals with endometriosis can be affected by central sensitization syndrome (CSS), which is characterized by a loss of analgesia and central amplification of pain. Transcranial direct c…

other 2024
Ultrasound Elastography in Benign Gynecology: A Scoping Review
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01535-6

OBJECTIVE: To perform a scoping review of the literature in which ultrasound elastography (UE) has been used in benign gynecology and identify avenues for its use in future research and clinical implementations. METHODS: A structured searc…