G Lorimer Moseley

INTRODUCTION: Persistent pelvic pain is a prevalent condition that negatively impacts one's physical, psychological, social, and sexual wellbeing. Pain science education (PSE) involves learning about the biology of pain and is commonly inte…

ABSTRACT: Pain science education (PSE) provides people with an understanding of "how pain works" grounded in the biopsychosocial model of pain; it has been demonstrated to improve outcomes in musculoskeletal pain conditions. Preliminary evi…

Patient education has a critical role in the management of pain. There is considerable heterogeneity in patient education for females with persistent pelvic pain (PPP), and it remains unclear what is considered best clinical practice. There…

Persistent pelvic pain (PPP) is an umbrella term for many common and often debilitating conditions that are associated with pain in the pelvis for at least six months, which requires prompt medical care (Bruckenthal, 2011; Merskey & Bogduk,…

Self-management is critical for the care of endometriosis. Females with endometriosis frequently use self-management strategies to manage associated symptoms; however, the efficacy of such strategies is unknown. The aim of this review was t…

Persistent pelvic pain is a major healthcare concern, affecting 14-25% of females of reproductive age. It is estimated that persistent pelvic pain costs AU$9.5 billion per year in expenses due to primary health care costs and loss of produc…

Many women with endometriosis use self-management strategies, either self-initiated or suggested by a health professional, in conjunction with biomedical interventions to improve their symptoms and patient outcomes. For this review, self-ma…

Many women with endometriosis use self-management strategies, either self-initiated or suggested by a health professional, in conjunction with biomedical interventions to improve their symptoms and patient outcomes. For this review, self-ma…

BACKGROUND: Females with persistent pelvic pain (PPP) report great variability in the treatments recommended to them despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that aim to standardise care. A clear consensus for the bes…

The role of education in pelvic pain management, as considered by professional associations and peak bodies, is not clear. The current project aims to fill this gap by undertaking a systematic review of clinical guidelines internationally, …

Chalmers, K. Jane PhD*; Catley, Mark J. PhD†; Evans, Susan F. MBBS‡; Moseley, G. Lorimer DSc, PhD†Author Information

We aimed to develop a questionnaire that assesses the impact of pelvic pain on women, regardless of diagnosis, that has high utility, sound psychometric performance, easy scoring, and high reliability. Two studies, with 3 separate cohorts, …