COMPARISON BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND AND SCAR MOBILIZATION OVER PERSISTENT POSTNATAL DYSPAREUNIA
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i9.18757Keywords:
Pelvic floor muscles, Superficial dyspareunia, Female index sexual questionnaire, Ultrasound therapy, Scar mobilizationAbstract
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 Objective: Dyspareunia is known as the painful sexual intercourse. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness between therapeutic ultrasound and scar mobilization in persistent postnatal dyspareunia.
Methods: This is an experimental study. 30 subjects with superficial dyspareunia, age group between 25 and 35 years are taken in this study and 15 subjects in Group A were treated with ultrasound therapy, 15 subjects in Group B were treated with scar mobilization. Female sexual functional index questionnaire (FSFI) and visual analogue scale (VAS) were used as the outcome measure.
Results: Results showed a significant difference in FSFI and VAS measurements in both the groups, but clinically Group A showed better improvement in pain and quality of life than Group B.
Conclusion: There is no significant difference between ultrasound therapy and scar mobilization over the pain and quality of life in patients with persistent postnatal dyspareunia.
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