Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Spinal Mobility in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhoea
- Conditions
- Primary Dysmenorrhea
- Registration Number
- NCT06210048
- Lead Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 63
- 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
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hyperextension Test Baseline The patient is standing. The physiotherapist palpates the SIPS with the thumb of one hand and the sacrum with the other hand. The test is considered positive if there is no or limited antero-superior movement of the SIPS when the patient hyperextends the hip.
Standing Flexion Test Baseline While the patient leans forward with his knees extended, the physiotherapist places his hands behind the patient, just under the spina iliaca posterior superior (SIPS). If one of the SIPS is superior to the other, the test is considered positive.
Sitting Flexion Test Baseline The physical therapist places his fingers just below the bases of the sacrum and just below the angulus inferior lateralis. If any of the SIPS goes more superior than the other, the test is considered positive.
Springing Test Baseline The patient lies in the prone position. While the physiotherapist applies pressure to the sacrum with the hypothenar region of one hand, he tries to detect the posterior sacrum with the other hand.
Gillet Test Baseline The patient is standing. The physiotherapist palpates the SIPS with the thumb of one hand and the sacrum with the other hand. The test is considered positive if there is no or limited postero-inferior movement of the SIPS when the patient flexes the hip-knee.
Sacroiliac Compression Test Baseline The patient is positioned in a side-lying position with the knees flexed at 90 degrees and the hips at 45 degrees of flexion. The physiotherapist applies a compression force from the upper iliac crest to the lower iliac crest, and pain in the SIJ means that the test is positive.
Sacroiliac Distraction Test Baseline The patient is positioned supine. The physiotherapist creates distraction force by applying force from the SIPS in the posterior and lateral directions, with his hands crossed. Pain in SIJ means the test is positive.
Gaenslen Test Baseline While the patient lies in the supine position, the physiotherapist passively hangs one of the patient's legs off the bed. In this way, maximum hip hyperextension is achieved. When the other leg is passively flexed, pain in the Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) on the side hanging from the bed means that the test is positive.
Posterior Friction Test Baseline The patient is positioned supine. By flexing the hip to 90 degrees and adducting the femur, axial pressure is applied along the femur. Pain over the ilium means the test is positive
Patrick FABER Test Baseline While the patient is in a supine position, his heel is placed on the opposite knee. Thus, flexion, abduction and external rotation movements occur in the hip. The physiotherapist applies force through the opposite side SIPS. The test is considered positive if SIJ pain occurs.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spinal Mobility Test Baseline Spinal mobility and inclination angle were evaluated using a Spinal Mouse. Spinal Mouse® is a radiation-free device that can measure the curvatures of the spine in the frontal and sagittal planes and transfer it to a computer program via Bluetooth. It can measure 4 different angles: thoracic angle, lumbar angle, inclination angle and sacrum-hip angle.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University
🇹🇷Bolu, Turkey