ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
The effect of lumbar-pelvic alignment and abdominal muscle thickness on primary dysmenorrhea.
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- Biomechanical changes in females with poly cystic ovarian syndrome: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Evaluation of Abdominal Musculature Thickness, Pelvic Tilt, and Trunk Mobility in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of Lumbar Spine Mobility and Postural Alignment on Menstrual Pain in Young Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify effects of malalignment of the lumbar pelvis, as a passive element, and the thicknesses of abdominal muscles, as active elements, on primary dysmenorrhea. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were divided into a primary dysmenorrhea group and normal group according to Visual Analogue Scale, and ultimately there were 28 subjects in the dysmenorrhea group and 22 subjects in the normal group. Alignment of the lumbar pelvis was measured by using a Formetric 4D analysis system, and the thicknesses of abdominal muscles were measured by using ultrasound imaging. [Result] Scoliosis was 6.7 ± 4.3° in the primary dysmenorrhea group and 3.8 ± 2.0° in the normal group, and the lordotic angles of the two groups were 0.6 ± 0.5° and 0.1 ± 0.3°, respectively. The thickness of the internal oblique was 3.8 ± 1.3 mm in the primary dysmenorrhea group and 6.0 ± 1.9 mm in the thicknesses of the transverse abdominis in the two groups were 2.6 ± 6.8 mm and 3.5 ± 6.1 mm, respectively. Furthermore, the thickness of the normal group, and the external oblique was 4.0 ± 0.8 mm in the primary dysmenorrhea group and 5.4 ± 1.4 mm in the normal group. [Conclusion] This study showed significant differences between the primary dysmenorrhea group and the normal group in lumbar-pelvic alignment and thicknesses of abdominal muscles.
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