Maria Beatriz Ferreira Gurian

nonrandomized-trial 2017

Effect of Acupuncture on Chronic Pelvic Pain Secondary to Abdominal Myofascial Syndrome Not Responsive to Local Anesthetic Block: A Pilot Study

Medical acupuncture ·doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1248

Objective: Strong evidence shows that 85% of women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) have musculoskeletal disorders, such as abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS). The aim of this research was to assess the efficacy of local acupuncture tr…

observational 2014

Measurement of pain and anthropometric parameters in women with chronic pelvic pain

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice ·doi:10.1111/jep.12221

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To analyse anthropometric parameters, clinical pain and experimental pain in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: Ninety-one women with a clinical diagnosis of CPP, mean age of 40.03 ± 9.97 years, …

nonrandomized-trial 2014

Reduction of Pain Sensitivity is Associated with the Response to Treatment in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) ·doi:10.1111/pme.12625

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether pain thresholds to electrical stimulation of the skin change in the response to treatment in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: Fifty-eight women with persistent pe…