Effects of Kegel Exercises With and Without Myofascial Release in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Effects of Kegel Exercises With and Without Myofascial Release on Pain, Function and Quality of Life in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Study will be a Randomized control trial to check the effects of kegel exercise with and without myofascial release on chronic pelvic pain in females so that we can examine the effect of above techniques on pain, function and quality of life in chronic pelvic pain females.Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used, subject following eligibility criteria from DHQ Hospital Layyah will be randomly allocated in two groups. Group A participants will be given kegel exercise with myofascial release, Group B participants will be given kegel exercise for 3 weeks. Assessment will be done via, Numeric Pain Rating Scale and pelvic floor impact questionnaire (PFIQ) and functional pelvic pain scale

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), defined as a noncyclical pain lasting for more than 6 months can lead to lower physical performance and quality of life in women. In this study the effects of Kegel Exercise with and without myofascial release in chronic pelvic pain population will be analyzed. This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Kegel Exercise and Myofasical Release would be administered to the chronic Pelvic pain Females. Subjects meeting the predetermined inclusion criteria will be divided into two groups. Assessment will be done using Numeric Pain rating scale (NPR), Pelvic floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) and Functional pelvic pain scale (FPPS). Subjects in one group will be treated with kegel exercise with myofascial release, and the other will be treated with kegel exercise only. Each subject will receive a total 12 treatment sessions, with 04 treatment sessions per week. Measurements will be recorded at start and end of treatment session. Recorded values will be analyzed for any change using SPSS.

Group A, we told patient to perform kegel exercise by hold and relax the pelvic floor muscles, initially 3-4 contractions for 3-5 seconds then we increase the repetition according to patient and apply myofascial release for trigger points. 4 session per week and post intervention assessment after 3 weeks follow-up

Group B, In this group we only perform kegel exercises to patients as hold and relax of pelvic floor muscle 3-4 contraction for 3-5 seconds.4 session per week and post intervention assessment after 3 weeks follow-up

Kegel exercises (also called pelvic floor exercises) will be used to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles it will involve repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor.

Myofasical release will include deep pressure for 10-15 seconds to release the trigger points and also gentle, light soft tissue massage on the vaginal muscles and surrounding areas.

The NPRS is a segmented numeric scale in which the respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of his/her pain. The common format is a horizontal bar or line. NPRS is anchored by terms describing pain severity extremes. changes from Baseline to 3 week

The PFIQ-7 consists of 7 questions that need to be answered 3 times each (corresponds to the scales previously mentioned) considering symptoms related to the bladder or urine, vagina or pelvis, and bowel or rectum and their effect on function, social health, and mental health in the past 3 months. The scale scores are then added together to get the total PFIQ-7 score, which ranges from 0-300. A lower score means there is a lesser effect on quality of life. changes from Baseline to 3 week

The FPPS is a sensitive and reliable measure of pelvic pain intensity through, time, demonstrating evidence of validity. Functional Pelvic Pain Scale (FPPS), designed to measure pelvic pain intensity as it relates to functions of daily living (bladder and bowel function, intercourse, walking, running, lifting, working, and sleeping). changes from Baseline to 3 week

Inclusion Criteria: • Age 25-55 Record of CPPS for more than 6 months. Complete gynaecological consultation with necessary workup. Chronic pelvic pain associated with gynaecological issue. Patients who have tenderness upon palpation are included, suggesting that the trigger points are painful. Patient that can't cope with their daily activities Exclusion Criteria: Acute active infection Malignancy Active pregnancy Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome. Not simultaneously partaking in pelvic floor physical therapy. No evoked tenderness upon palpation of levator ani sling at examination.

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