Colleen M. Fitzgerald

BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) and core stability levels are unknown for women with musculoskeletal chronic pelvic pain (CPP) compared to healthy women. At this time, there is no validated treatment method aimed specifically at CPP. OBJ…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects up to 24% of women worldwide, with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction present in most cases yet often overlooked in traditional organ-focused approaches. Comprehensive musculoskeletal assessment, includin…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe patient-reported longitudinal outcomes in a multidisciplinary female chronic pelvic pain (CPP) program. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study for women cared for in a tertiary, m…

OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to describe quality of life (QOL) in women with chronic pelvic pain using the Pain Disability Index (PDI). A secondary goal was to assess the measurement properties and validity of the PDI for t…

Disorders of the musculoskeletal elements interconnecting the female pelvic girdle and lumbosacral spine are commonly found in patients with symptomatic chronic pelvic pain. This chapter links the known anatomy and pathophysiology to an und…

OBJECTIVE: To determine if women with self-reported chronic pelvic pain (CPP) were more likely to have positive findings on two vaginal pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tests compared to women without CPP when the examiner was blinded to pain stat…

Neville, Cynthia; Mallinson, Trudy PhD, OTR/L; Badillo, Suzanne A.; Fitzgerald, Colleen M.; Hynes, Christina; Tu, Frank Author Information

Neville, Cynthia; Badillo, Suzanne A.; Malinson, Trudy; Fitzgerald, Colleen M.; Tu, Frank Author Information

OBJECTIVE: Women with pelvic pain conditions exhibit enhanced somatic pain sensitivity at extragenital sites. Whether comparable differences exist for pelvic floor or vaginal pain sensitivity is unknown. The present study was undertaken to …