Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is one of the most common gynecological disorders in women of reproductive age that may affect quality of life. It is believed that the underlying cause of PD may be the excessive production of prostaglandins (PGs), however, between 20%−25% of women wi...
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| author | Carlos Romero-Morales Mónica de la Cueva-Reguera Beatriz Miñambres-Vallejo Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz César Calvo-Lobo Israel Casado-Hernández Daniel López-López Vanesa Abuín-Porras |
| author_facet | Carlos Romero-Morales Mónica de la Cueva-Reguera Beatriz Miñambres-Vallejo Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz César Calvo-Lobo Israel Casado-Hernández Daniel López-López Vanesa Abuín-Porras |
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| description | Background: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is one of the most common gynecological disorders in women of reproductive age that may affect quality of life. It is believed that the underlying cause of PD may be the excessive production of prostaglandins (PGs), however, between 20%−25% of women with PD did not respond to pharmacological treatments, showing that nociceptive mechanisms underlying PD are still not understood. The purpose of this study was to measure and compare, through the use of ultrasound imaging, the thickness at rest of the abdominal wall, as well as the interrecti distance (IRD), in women with and without PD. Methods: A cross-sectional study has been performed using ultrasound imaging (USI) to measure the resting thickness of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), transversus abdominis (TrAb), rectus abdominis (RA), as well as the IRD in a sample of 39 women, 19 with PD and 20 without PD (median ± IR age: 20 ± 4 and 22.5 ± 7 years, respectively). Results: Findings of muscular thickness did not reveal statically significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in EO, IO, TrAb, RA, and the IRD between the PD group and control group. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the thickness of the abdominal wall is not associated with PD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-974d2f0787684ecb8a0373781d5a9c262022-12-22T04:25:15ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182020-03-0110316610.3390/diagnostics10030166diagnostics10030166Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional StudyCarlos Romero-Morales0Mónica de la Cueva-Reguera1Beatriz Miñambres-Vallejo2Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz3César Calvo-Lobo4Israel Casado-Hernández5Daniel López-López6Vanesa Abuín-Porras7Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, SpainFacultad de Enfermería Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid Madrid, SpainFacultad de Enfermería Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid Madrid, SpainResearch, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, SpainBackground: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is one of the most common gynecological disorders in women of reproductive age that may affect quality of life. It is believed that the underlying cause of PD may be the excessive production of prostaglandins (PGs), however, between 20%−25% of women with PD did not respond to pharmacological treatments, showing that nociceptive mechanisms underlying PD are still not understood. The purpose of this study was to measure and compare, through the use of ultrasound imaging, the thickness at rest of the abdominal wall, as well as the interrecti distance (IRD), in women with and without PD. Methods: A cross-sectional study has been performed using ultrasound imaging (USI) to measure the resting thickness of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), transversus abdominis (TrAb), rectus abdominis (RA), as well as the IRD in a sample of 39 women, 19 with PD and 20 without PD (median ± IR age: 20 ± 4 and 22.5 ± 7 years, respectively). Results: Findings of muscular thickness did not reveal statically significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in EO, IO, TrAb, RA, and the IRD between the PD group and control group. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the thickness of the abdominal wall is not associated with PD.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/3/166primary dysmenorrheaultrasound imagingabdominal wall |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Romero-Morales Mónica de la Cueva-Reguera Beatriz Miñambres-Vallejo Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz César Calvo-Lobo Israel Casado-Hernández Daniel López-López Vanesa Abuín-Porras Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study Diagnostics primary dysmenorrhea ultrasound imaging abdominal wall |
| title | Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Ultrasound Assessment of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Women with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | ultrasound assessment of the abdominal wall muscles in women with and without primary dysmenorrhea a cross sectional study |
| topic | primary dysmenorrhea ultrasound imaging abdominal wall |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/3/166 |
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