Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Spinal Mobility in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhoea

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06210048

AIBU-FTR-OOP-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in young women with primary dysmenorrhoea using joint provocation and mobility tests and spinal mobility using Spinal Mouse and investigation of the relationship between primary dysmenorrhoea, sacroiliac joint dysfunction and spinal mobility.

Full description

Dysmenorrhoea is defined as pathological symptoms associated with menstruation, manifested by abdominal cramps and pain during menstruation and interfering with social life. The pain is of uterine origin and is one of the most common gynaecological disorders in women of childbearing age. It is divided into two types as primary dysmenorrhoea and secondary dysmenorrhoea.

Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most common form and is characterised by cramping pelvic pain that begins shortly before or at the onset of menstruation and lasts for one to three days. It usually begins during puberty and manifests itself with painful menstruation in women with normal pelvic anatomy.

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is thought to be caused by different causes such as sacroiliac strain, sacroiliac instability and sacroiliac arthritis. One of the distinguishing features is local tenderness in the sacroiliac joint.

There are limited number of studies showing the relationship between sacroiliac joint dysfunction and menstrual cycle. Studies have shown that osteopathic manual therapy techniques applied to the pelvis are effective in alleviating the severity of primary dysmenorrhoea. At the same time, researchers have reported that mobilisation applied to the lumbopelvic regions is good for menstrual pain. Thus, it can be said that mobility is important in primary dysmenorrhoea.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a woman between the ages of 18-24
• Being single
• Have a regular menstrual cycle (every 24-32 days)
• Duration of menstruation between 3-7 days
• Severity of primary dysmenorrhoea according to VAS

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate
• Diagnosis as a patient with secondary dysmenorrhoea
• Presence of chronic disease
• Regular medication
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Pelvic inflammatory diseases
• History of uterine, cervical or ovarian cancer
• Previous gynaecological interventions

Trial design

63 participants in 3 patient groups

Mild Primary Dysmenorrhoea

Description:

Consists of participants with mild dysmenorrhea according to VAS score

Moderate Primary Dysmenorrhoea

Description:

Consists of participants with moderate dysmenorrhea according to VAS score

Severe Primary Dysmenorrhoea

Description:

Consists of participants with severe dysmenorrhea according to VAS score