ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Sexual Disability in Low Back Pain: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Framework for Physical Therapists.
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- Associated Determinants of Sexual Dysfunctions in Non-Specific Low Back Pain Patients in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Multidimensional burden of low back pain: A prospective cross sectional study of patient-reported outcomes and sociodemographic factors at a tertiary neurosurgical center.Brain & spine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe literature shows a relationship between sexual activity and low back pain (LBP). The aim of this work is to provide a theoretical framework and practical proposal for the management of sexual disability in individuals with LBP.
methodsBased on a literature review, a team of specialized physical therapists developed a pattern for the management of LBP-related sexual disability.
resultsA patient reporting LBP-related sexual disability may be included in one of four clinical decision-making pathways corresponding to one of the following: #1 standard physical therapy (PT); #2 psychologically informed physical therapy (PIPT); #3 PIPT with referral; or #4 immediate referral. Standard PT concerns the management of LBP-related sexual disability in the absence of psychosocial or pathological issues. It includes strategies for pain modulation, stiffness management, motor control, stabilization, functional training, pacing activities comprising education, and stay-active advice. PIPT refers to patients with yellow flags or concerns about their relationship with partners; this treatment is oriented towards a specific psychological approach. "PIPT with referral" and "Immediate referral" pathways concern patients needing to be referred to specialists in other fields due to relationship problems or conditions requiring medical management or pelvic floor or sexual rehabilitation.
conclusionsThe proposed framework can help clinicians properly manage patients with LBP-related sexual disability.
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