الفهرس 
Title : Relationship between lumbopelvic alignment and severity of Primary dysmenorrhea
AbstractOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
 |  | from | 122 |  |  |
| | | from | 122 | | |
Abstract
Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as menstrual pain that is not
associated with macroscopic pathology .It is typically occurs in the first few
years after menarche and affects as many as 50% of post pubertal females.
Purpose: of this study was to investigate the relationship between lumbopelvic
alignment and severity of primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Fifty adolescent
female suffering from primary dysmenorrhea ;their ages ranged from 15 to 25
years old and their BMI ranged from 19.5 to 27.9 Kg/m2 ,were selected from
outpatient clinics of Gynecology in One Day Surgeries Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
They were assigned into 2groups equal in number according to severity of pain
.group (A);(n=25)suffered from mild primary dysmenorrhea and group
(B);(n=25) suffered from severe primary dysmenorrhea. Evaluation of severity
of primary dysmenorrhea was done for all participants in both groups (A&B)
using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)and Verbal multidimensional scoring
system (VMSS). Radiography and Surgimap software program were used to
assess and analyze lumbopelvic alignment in the form of three angles (pelvic
tilt , sacral slope ,lumbar lordosis).Measurement was done for one shot for
participants in both groups (A&B). Results; showed that there was a statistical
significant increase in the mean values of sacral slope in group (B) than group
(A) (P=0.018), and a statistical significant decrease in the mean values of
pelvic tilt in group (B)than group (A) (P=0.047) while there was no statistical
significant difference in mean values of lumbar lordotic angle between the two
groups(A&B)(P=0.547). There was a statistical significant inverse correlation
between sacral slope and pelvic tilt in both groups (A&B) (p=0.010) , while
there was a statistical significant direct correlation between sacral slope and
lumbar lordotic angle in both groups (A&B) (p=0.001). Conclusion: It could
be concluded that lumbopelvic misalignment could increase intensification of
pain and might be associated with severe degree of primary dysmenorrhea.