Functional Links Between the Temporomandibular Joint and the Pelvis in Gynecology

Overview

1 Recruitment. 2. Collection of written consents for the study. 3. Random assignment to groups with and without intervention. 4. Completion of questionnaires by study participants, postural pattern assessment, temporomandibular joint assessment, and platform assessment.

5. Performance of visceral therapy in the group with intervention, in the group without intervention placebo. Duration 5 weeks, treatment 1x per week at the same time of day and given day e.g. Mondays only.

6. Reassessment as in step 4. 7. Data collection, statistical analyses. 8. Interpretation of results for female participants. 9. Preparation of results for scientific publications.

Description

Methods

After taking a detailed history, patients will be asked to:

1. Completing: the SF-36 quality of life assessment questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index assessment, and marking on a numerical scale their pain sensations for the temporomandibular joint and for the pelvis. The SF-36 questionnaire, FSFI scale, and numerical scale (assessing pain sensations for the temporomandibular joint and pelvic joint), will also be subjected to completion/checking after the completion of manual visceral treatments in groups with physiotherapy intervention for both conditions.
2. Type of postural pattern according to Hall-Wernham-Littlejohn: type I - normal, type II
   • anterior pelvic tilt, type III - posterior pelvic tilt.

3 Pelvic type assessment: normal, high, low; pelvic type will be assessed in each patient and in groups with physiotherapeutic intervention for both conditions before and after manual visceral treatments.

4. Assessment of mobility in the temporomandibular joints in the sagittal plane CromWell digital caliper, and diagnosis using standardized protocols.

5. Postural assessment on the Posturomed Technomex platform and Podoscope Sensor Medica.

6. 6.Manual visceral treatments The treatments will be performed after the patient is qualified by the obstetrician-gynecologist specialist.

7. After performing techniques and placebo in both groups, filling out questionnaires again, measuring on the platform, pattern posture..

8. Statistical analysis: upon completion of the study, the collected quantitative and qualitative data will be subjected to statistical analysis. The choice of statistical tools will depend on the obtained probability distribution.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written consent to participate in the study.
2. Female patients after surgical treatment with prolapse of reproductive organs and diagnosed endometriosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No written consent to participate in the study.
2. Cancer.
3. Injury to the temporomandibular joint and pelvis.
4. Fibromyalgia.
5. Rheumatic diseases.
6. At each stage of the experiment if the patient decides that she does not want to participate she is excluded.