The Pelvic Proprioceptive Test (PP-Test): A Novel Pelvic Floor Evaluation in Female Athletes - A Reliability and Observational Study.

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Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions Pub Date : 2025-12-01

Elena Vico-Moreno, Juan Carlos Fernández-Domínguez, Elisa Bosch-Donate, Andreu Sastre-Munar, Paz Martínez-Bueso, Natalia Romero-Franco

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Objectives: Force sense (FS) is a proprioceptive component related with functionality, but no specific tests have been developed for pelvic floor (PF). We aimed to evaluate the test-retest reliability of a novel pelvic proprioceptive test (PPT) to explore FS and its relationship with maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) in female athletes.

Methods: A total of 42 female athletes (from 18 to 45 years old) were evaluated with digital intravaginal palpation and graded according to modified Oxford grading scale (MOGS) to ensure they had at least a grade 2 in MOGS and a correct PF contraction. All participants completed the PPT twice, 10 minutes apart, to obtain FS proprioceptive error (cmH2O). MVC was also obtained with manometry during the PPT. A perineometer-manometer was used for evaluations.

Results: The test-retest reliability was excellent for force sense (ICC = 0.94, p < 0.001), with an average of 6.2 ± 4.6 cmH2O of proprioceptive error. A strong correlation was found between FS error and MVC (r = 0.82, p < 0.001).

Conclusions: The novel PPT shows excellent test-retest reliability for assessing FS in terms of absolute proprioceptive error in female athletes and correlates with MVC: increased MVC strength is associated with reduced FS accuracy.

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盆腔本体感觉测试（PP-Test）：一种新的女性运动员盆底评估——一项可靠性和观察性研究。

目的：力感（FS）是一种与功能相关的本体感觉成分，但骨盆底（PF）没有专门的测试。我们旨在评估一种新型骨盆本体感觉测试（PPT）的重测可靠性，以探讨女性运动员FS及其与最大自愿收缩（MVC）的关系。方法：对42例18 ~ 45岁的女运动员进行阴道内触诊，并根据改良牛津评分量表（MOGS）进行评分，确保MOGS评分至少为2级，PF收缩正确。所有参与者完成两次PPT，间隔10分钟，获得FS本体感觉误差（cmH2O）。PPT期间测压得到MVC。使用会阴计-压力计进行评估。结果：力感的重测信度良好（ICC = 0.94, p < 0.001），本体感觉误差平均为6.2±4.6 cmH2O。FS误差与MVC之间有很强的相关性（r = 0.82, p < 0.001）。结论：新型PPT在评估女性运动员的绝对本体感觉误差方面显示出良好的重测信度，并与MVC相关：MVC强度增加与FS准确性降低相关。

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Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions NEUROSCIENCES-PHYSIOLOGY

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (JMNI) is an academic journal dealing with the pathophysiology and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. It is published quarterly (months of issue March, June, September, December). Its purpose is to publish original, peer-reviewed papers of research and clinical experience in all areas of the musculoskeletal system and its interactions with the nervous system, especially metabolic bone diseases, with particular emphasis on osteoporosis. Additionally, JMNI publishes the Abstracts from the biannual meetings of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, and hosts Abstracts of other meetings on topics related to the aims and scope of JMNI.