Balance ability and posture in postmenopausal women with chronic pelvic pain

Pedro Fuentes-Márquez, Janet Rodríguez‐Torres, Maríe Carmen Valenza, Araceli Ortíz‐Rubio, María José Ariza-Mateos, Irene Cabrera‐Martos
In: Menopause · 2018 · vol. 25(7) , pp. 783–788 · doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001086 · PMID:29634638 · W2797945449
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Postmenopausal women with chronic pelvic pain exhibit impaired balance and altered posture, including forward head posture, increased thoracic kyphosis, and lumbar lordosis, compared to healthy controls.

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze balance ability and posture in postmenopausal women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: This study includes a sample of 48 women with CPP recruited from the Gynecology Service of Virgen de las Nieves and San Cecilio Hospitals in Granada (Spain) and 48 healthy control women matched with respect to age and anthropometric characteristics. Outcome variables collected included: balance ability (Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Timed Up an Go Test) and posture (photogrammetry and Spinal Mouse). RESULTS: Significant differences were found in all Mini Best Test subscales: total (P < 0.001), anticipatory (P = 0.002), reactive postural control (P < 0.001), sensory orientation (P < 0.001), and dynamic gait (P < 0.001), and all Timed Up and Go test subscales: alone (P < 0.001), with manual (P = 0.002) and cognitive task (P = 0.030). Significant differences were also found on spinal cervical angles with a forward head posture in women with CPP; global spine alignment exhibited more deviation in the women with CPP (P < 0.001); and a higher percentage of women with CPP (58%) presented with increased thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis. Cohen's d was used to calculate the effect size. Some subscales of balance and posture tests showed a large effect size (d ≥0.8), indicating a more consistent result. CONCLUSIONS: Women with CPP presented poor balance including anticipatory, reactive postural control, sensory orientation, dynamic gait, and dual task-related conditions. Posture showed higher values on the dorsal angle and lower sacral inclination, less spine alignment, and a more prevalent posture with increased kyphosis and lumbar lordosis.

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