Use of pelvic floor ultrasound to assess pelvic floor muscle function in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3173-3180

  Davis, Seth N ^a   Morin, Melanie ^b   Binik, Yitzchak M ^a,c   Khalife, Samir ^d   Carrier, Serge ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement techniques; Pelvic floor muscle function; Pelvic pain; Prostatitis; Sexual dysfunction; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL ANGLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEVATOR PLATE ANGLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS FLOOR ULTRASONOGRAPHY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SEXUAL HEALTH; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UROLOGICAL CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME;

EID: 80255136262     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02452.x     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Segura JW, Opitz JL, Greene LF. Prostatosis, prostatitis or pelvic floor tension myalgia? J Urol 1979;122:168-9.
2. Sinaki M, Merritt JL, Stillwell GK. Tension myalgia of the pelvic floor. Mayo Clin Proc 1977;52:717-22.
3. Berger RE, Ciol MA, Rothman I, Turner JA. Pelvic tenderness is not limited to the prostate in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) type IIIA and IIIB: Comparison of men with and without CP/CPPS. BMC Urol 2007;7:17.
4. Shoskes DA, Berger R, Elmi A, Landis JR, Propert KJ, Zeitlin S, NIH-CPCRN Study Group. Muscle tenderness in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: The chronic prostatitis cohort study. J Urol 2008;179:556-60.
5. Anderson RU, Wise D, Sawyer T, Chan CA. Sexual dysfunction in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Improvement after trigger point release and paradoxical relaxation training. J Urol 2006;176:1534-8.
6. FitzGerald MP, Anderson RU, Potts J, Payne CK, Peters KM, Clemens JQ, Kotarinos R, Fraser L, Cosby A, Fortman C, Neville C, Badillo S, Odabachian L, Sanfield A, O'Dougherty B, Halle-Podell R, Cen L, Chuai S, Landis JR, Mickelberg K, Barrell T, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM, the Urological Pelvic Pain Collaborative Research Network. Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. J Urol 2009;182:570-80.
7. Hetrick DC, Glazer H, Liu YW, Turner JA, Frest M, Berger RE. Pelvic floor electromyography in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A case-control study. Neurourol Urodyn 2006;25:46-9.
8. Cornel EB, van Haarst EP, Schaarsberg RW, Geels J. The effect of biofeedback physical therapy in men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Type III. Eur Uro 2005;47:607-11.
9. Auchincloss CC, McLean L. The reliability of surface EMG recorded from the pelvic floor muscles. J Neurosci Methods 2009;182:85-96.
10. Braekken IH, Majida M, Ellstrom-Engh M, Dietz HP, Umek W, Bo K. Test-retest and intra-observer repeatability of two-, three- and four-dimensional perineal ultrasound of pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2008;19:227-35.
11. Majida M, Braekken IH, Bo K, Benth JS, Engh ME. Validation of three-dimensional perineal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the pubovisceral muscle at rest. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010;35:715-22.
12. Majida M, Braekken IH, Umek W, Bo K, Saltyte Benth J, Ellstrom Engh M. Interobserver repeatability of three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound assessment of pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009;33:567-73.
13. Masi AT, Hannon JC. Human resting muscle tone (HRMT): Narrative introduction and modern concepts. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2008;12:320-32.
14. Simons DG, Mense S. Understanding and measurement of muscle tone as related to clinical muscle pain. Pain 1998;75:1-17.
15. Raizada V, Mittal RK. Pelvic floor anatomy and applied physiology. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2008;37:493-509.
16. McNaughton Collins M. The impact of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome on patients. World J Urol 2003;21:86-9.
17. Tripp DA, Nickel JC, Wang Y, Litwin MS, McNaughton-Collins M, Landis JR, Alexander RB, Schaeffer AJ, O'Leary MP, Pontari MA, Fowler JE, Nyberg LM, Kusek JW, NIH-CPCRN Study Group. Catastrophizing and pain-contingent rest predict patient adjustment in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Pain 2006;7:697-708.
18. Payne KA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Khalife S. When sex hurts, anxiety and fear orient attention towards pain. Eur J Pain 2005;9:427-36.
19. Davis SN, Binik YM, Carrier S. Sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain in men: A male sexual pain disorder? J Sex Marital Ther 2009;35:182-205.
20. Rosenbaum TY. Pelvic floor involvement in male and female sexual dysfunction and the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in treatment: A literature review. J Sex Med 2007;4:4-13.
21. Anderson RU, Wise D, Sawyer T, Chan C. Integration of myofascial trigger point release and paradoxical relaxation training treatment of chronic pelvic pain in men. J Urol 2005;174:155-60.
22. Davis SN, Maykut CA, Binik YM, Amsel R, Carrier S. Tenderness as measured by pressure pain thresholds extends beyond the pelvis in chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men. J Sex Med 2010;8:232-9.
23. Nickel JC, Nyberg LM, Hennenfent M, Nickel JC, Nyberg LM, Hennenfent M. Research guidelines for chronic prostatitis: Consensus report from the first National Institutes of Health International Prostatitis Collaborative Network. Urology 1999;54:229-33.
24. Schaeffer AJ, Landis JR, Knauss JS, Propert KJ, Alexander RB, Litwin MS, Nickel JC, O'Leary MP, Nadler RB, Pontari MA, Shoskes MA, Zeitlin SA, Fowler JE, Mazurick CA, Kishel L, Kusek JW, Nyberg LM, NIH-CPCRN Study Group. Demographic and clinical characteristics of men with chronic prostatitis: The national institutes of health chronic prostatitis cohort study. J Urol 2002;168:593-8.
25. Litwin MS, McNaughton-Collins M, Fowler FJ, Nickel JC, Calhoun EA, Pontari MA, Alexander RB, Farrar JT, O'Leary MP. The National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index: Development and validation of a new outcome measure. Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network. J Urol 1999;162:369-75.
26. Spielberger CD, Gorsuch RL, Lushene RE. Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. 1970; Consulting Psychologists Press; Palo Alto, CA.
27. Sullivan JL, Bishop SR, Pivik J. The pain catastrophizing scale: Development and validation. Psychol Assess 1995;7:524-32.
28. Rosen RC, Catania J, Pollack L, Althof S, O'Leary M, Seftel AD. Male Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ): Scale development and psychometric validation. Urology 2004;64:777-82.
29. Shrout PE, Fleiss JL. Intraclass correlations: Uses in assessing rater reliability. Psychol Bull 1979;86:420-8.
30. Shafik A, El-Sibal O, Shafik AA. Is myoelectric activity transmittable from one muscle to another: An experimental study. Int J Surg Investig 2000;2:165-70.
31. Shafik A. Pelvic floor muscles and sphincters during erection and ejaculation. Arch Androl 1997;39:71-8.
32. Egan KJ, Krieger JN. Psychological problems in chronic prostatitis patients with pain. Clin J Pain 1994;10:218-26.
33. Hatchett L, Fitzgerald MP, Potts J, Winder A, Mickelberg K, Barrell T, Kusek JW; Urologic Pelvic Pain Collaborative Research Network. Life impact of urologic pain syndromes. J Health Psychol 2009;14:741-50.
34. Heinberg LJ, Fisher BJ, Wesselmann U, Reed J, Haythornthwaite JA. Psychological factors in pelvic/urogenital pain: The influence of site of pain vs. sex. Pain 2004;108:88-94.
35. Nickel JC, Tripp DA, Chuai S, Litwin MS, McNaughton-Collins M, Landis JR, Alexander RB, Schaeffer AJ, O'Leary MP, Pontari MA, White P, Mullins C, Nyberg L, Kusek J; NIH-CPCRN Study Group. Psychosocial variables affect the quality of life of men diagnosed with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. BJU Int 2008;101:59-64.
36. Tripp DA, Nickel JC, Ross S, Mullins C, Stechyson N. Prevalence, symptom impact and predictors of chronic prostatitis-like symptoms in Canadian males aged 16-19 years. BJU Int 2009;103:1080-4.
37. Hoehn-Saric R, McLeod DR, Funderburk F, Kowalski P. Somatic symptoms and physiologic responses in generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder: An ambulatory monitor study. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004;61:913-21.
38. Nickel JC, Mullins C, Tripp DA. Development of an evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment program for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. World J Urol 2008;26:167-72.
39. Shoskes DA, Nickel JC, Dolinga R, Prots D. Clinical phenotyping of patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and correlation with symptom severity. Urology 2009;73:538-42.
40. Bo K, Finckenhagen HB. Vaginal palpation of pelvic floor muscle strength: Inter-test reproducibility and comparison between palpation and vaginal squeeze pressure. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001;80:883-7.
41. Morin M, Dumoulin C, Bourbonnais D, Gravel D, Lemieux MC. Pelvic floor maximal strength using vaginal digital assessment compared to dynamometric measurements. Neurourol Urodyn 2004;23:336-41.
42. Bo K, Sherburn M. Evaluation of female pelvic-floor muscle function and strength. Phys Ther 2005;85:269-82.