Sheila Clemens, Meryl Alappattu, Stacey Slone, Anna Urbanowicz, Ignacio Gaunaurd, Benjamin Darter
{"title":"Characterizing the Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Males and Females With Lower Limb Amputation: Initial Study Findings.","authors":"Sheila Clemens, Meryl Alappattu, Stacey Slone, Anna Urbanowicz, Ignacio Gaunaurd, Benjamin Darter","doi":"10.1097/JWH.0000000000000336","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JWH.0000000000000336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Investigate the prevalence of pelvic floor disorder symptoms in males and females with unilateral lower limb amputation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional survey-based study. Study surveys were administered online through a study-specific Qualtrics site and participants accessed surveys from the privacy of their own environment. The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 was utilized to determine the presence and severity of pelvic floor disorder symptoms. Both traditional and contemporary methods of scoring were utilized in reporting results, with the newer scoring method offering a severity of distress classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Respondents were 135 individuals with unilateral lower limb amputation who utilize a prosthetic limb for daily mobility. Preliminary results indicate that 98% of participants are experiencing some level of distress from pelvic floor disorder symptoms. Additionally, 71.9% of participants reported previous medical treatment for low back pain and 59.3% reported falling in the past year. Correlation between traditional and contemporary scoring techniques was strong (r<sub>s</sub> = 0.97, <i>P</i> < .001). Female participants, and those with previous low back pain or falls presented with significantly higher scores (<i>P</i> < .01).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This is the first study to explore the magnitude of pelvic floor disorders in males and females with lower limb amputation. Results indicate that a high percentage of individuals with unilateral major leg amputations are experiencing some level of distress due to pelvic floor symptoms, with concomitant reports of low back pain and falls. Continued investigation is warranted to further identify the effects of pelvic floor symptoms on functioning and quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":519883,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's & pelvic health physical therapy","volume":"49 3","pages":"105-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12311855/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144791259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meryl J Alappattu, Nichole E Stetten, Adriana C Rivas, Harvey Wm Chim, Mark D Bishop
{"title":"A survey of pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction prevalence after gender-confirming surgery of the urogenital system.","authors":"Meryl J Alappattu, Nichole E Stetten, Adriana C Rivas, Harvey Wm Chim, Mark D Bishop","doi":"10.1097/jwh.0000000000000316","DOIUrl":"10.1097/jwh.0000000000000316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":519883,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's & pelvic health physical therapy","volume":"48 4","pages":"249-256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12041930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144016333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Anthony C Hackney, Rodrigo Silveira, Marcus W Kilpatrick, Monica Yuri Takito, Ricardo Yukio Asano
{"title":"Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Perceived Exertion During Aerobic Exercise in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Anthony C Hackney, Rodrigo Silveira, Marcus W Kilpatrick, Monica Yuri Takito, Ricardo Yukio Asano","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a readily available and practical tool widely used in exercise science to monitor exercise load, but a rigorous review of the effect of menstrual cycle (MC) phases on RPE within continuous aerobic exercise has not yet been completed.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the effects of the MC phase on RPE during aerobic exercise.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>This was a systematic review and meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The search strategy was carried out using the 5 most common scientific databases. While qualitative analyses were performed in all included studies, random effects to standard mean difference were calculated and meta-analysis was performed where possible. This study addresses comparison for RPE at the beginning, middle, and end of the exercise adopting 2 mains analysis. The first adopted early cycle (first session of the cycle) as control compared with the subsequent phases, and the second adopted days 1 to 5 (early follicular) as control compared with the subsequent phases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 17 studies (n = 160) were included in the qualitative synthesis. The meta-analysis showed that MC phases did not impact RPE (<i>P</i> > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current meta-analysis showed that MC does not impact RPE. Although acute RPE is not impacted by MC phases, future studies and practitioners should pay attention to the impact of RPE session by session throughout the MC.</p>","PeriodicalId":519883,"journal":{"name":"Journal of women's & pelvic health physical therapy","volume":"48 2","pages":"91-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11042688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}