A systematic review of diagnostic tests to detect pelvic floor myofascial pain.

Supuni C KapurubandaraBasia LowesUrsula M Sansom-DalyRebecca DeansJason A Abbott

Published in: International urogynecology journal (2022)

This systematic review did not reveal any diagnostic test superior to the pre-defined reference test. There is a lack of consensus on the definition of pelvic floor myofascial pain and a lack of a validated diagnostic criteria which must be addressed to progress with meaningful research in this field.

Keyphrases

systematic review
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
single cell
clinical practice