Kari Bø

INTRODUCTION: Pelvic and genital pain is a common symptom among women with endometriosis and may negatively affect sexual functioning. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) may improve sexual functioning, but whether this applies to women wit…

The ITT analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between groups in painworst or painbest, but a significantly larger reduction of pelvic/genital painconditional in the exercise group compared to the control group [mean diff…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is common among women and is associated with bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction, reducing quality of life. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is recommended as a first-line conservative therapy, …

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: A link between pelvic and genital pain, dyspareunia, and increased pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tone is an area of controversy. Additionally, it has been postulated that increased PFM tone can limit the ability to …

QUESTION: How much does adding supervised group and independent individual exercise including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to multidisciplinary pain management affect pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis? How much does…

Abstract Background The potential benefit of exercise to alleviate symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to explore how ge…

BACKGROUND: The potential benefit of exercise in alleviating symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was to explore how regular supervised gro…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of nonpharmacological conservative therapies for women with CPP.Data sourcesA systematic search of electronic databases (Amed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SportDiscuss, Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Cent…