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To systematically appraise the literature regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy modalities in reducing intercourse pain and improving sexual function among women with provoked vestibulodynia.

March 28, 2017Sexual Medicine Reviews

Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Modalities in Women With Provoked Vestibulodynia

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MMMélanie MorinUniversité de Sherbrooke MCMarie-Soleil CarrollCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke SBSophie BergeronUniversité du Québec à Montréal

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Systematic review finds physical therapy modalities reduce intercourse pain and improve sexual function in women with provoked vestibulodynia, highlighting the need for higher-quality trials.

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To systematically appraise the literature regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy modalities in reducing intercourse pain and improving sexual function among women with provoked vestibulodynia.
Systematic literature search of PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, PEDro, and trial registries (clinicaltrials.gov, ISRCTNregistry) through October 2016.
Included 43 studies evaluating isolated or combined physical therapy modalities: 7 randomized controlled trials, 20 prospective studies, 5 retrospective studies, 6 case reports, and 6 study protocols.
The vast majority of studies demonstrated that modalities including biofeedback, dilators, electrical stimulation, patient education, multimodal physical therapy, and multidisciplinary care decreased intercourse pain and improved sexual function.
Most included studies carried a high risk of bias primarily due to absence of control comparison groups, small sample sizes, non-standardized interventions, and concurrent treatments.

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Morin et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a101faa5725bbd5cc608bfc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sxmr.2017.02.003

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Systematic review finds physical therapy modalities reduce intercourse pain and improve sexual function in women with provoked vestibulodynia, highlighting the need for higher-quality trials.

Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Modalities in Women With Provoked Vestibulodynia

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Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Modalities in Women With Provoked Vestibulodynia

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