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Does the addition of electrical stimulation or kinesiotherapy improve outcomes of amitriptyline treatment for women with vulvodynia? A randomized clinical trial.

Marcela Grigol BardinPaulo César GiraldoJuliana LenziSteven S WitkinTiciana Aparecida Alves De MiraMelanie Morin
Published in: International urogynecology journal (2023)
Kinesiotherapy and electrotherapy additions to amitriptyline administration as well as amitriptyline alone, were effective at improving vestibular pain in women with vulvodynia. Women receiving physical therapy had the greatest improvement in sexual function and frequency of intercourse at post-treatment and follow-up.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • pregnant women
  • adipose tissue
  • neuropathic pain
  • men who have sex with men
  • insulin resistance
  • pregnancy outcomes