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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between pelvic alignment and dysmenorrhea in general women.
Dysmenorrhea is a
gynecological disease of the females. Here, a significant difference in pelvic
torsion between subjects who had menstrual pain and subjects who did not was
observed designating that it may be due to effect of pelvic alignment on
dysmenorrhea.
The purpose of
this study was to investigate the relationship between pelvic alignment and
dysmenorrhea in general women.
One hundred two
females participated in this study. They were divided into a dysmenorrhea group
and a normal group based on the results of a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
assessment of pain and the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ). The survey
data was collecting from 5th July to 20th September, 2014. Formetric 4D was
used to measure the pelvic alignment, including the values of Trunk Imbalance,
Pelvic Tilt, Surface Rotation, Lateral Deviation, Kyphosis Angle, Lordosis
Angle.
There was a
difference in the spine alignments of each group. The value of pelvic torsion
was 2.4 ± 1.8 degree in those with dysmenorrhea, while it was 1.7 ± 1.1 degree
in those without.
In conclusion,
the results suggest that there is a relationship between menstrual pain and
pelvic torsion.
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
The relationship between pelvic alignment and dysmenorrhea
Moon-jeong Kim et al.
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