A comparison of the erector spinae muscles tonicity at the level of T10-L1, in women with primary dysmenorrhea and non-dysmenorrheic women along their menstrual cycle: A pilot study.
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- Title
- A comparison of the erector spinae muscles tonicity at the level of T10-L1, in women with primary dysmenorrhea and non-dysmenorrheic women along their menstrual cycle: A pilot study.
- Author(s)
- Buisson, M
- Abstract
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Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that dysmenorrhea was increasing paraspinal muscular tone localized to the T10-LI region that can be detected with an electromyotonometer. The purpose was to investigate the reliability of viscero -somatic arch reflex, in order to draw any possible correlation between menstrual pain and the tonus of the paraspinal muscles at a specific level between TI0 and LI. Subjects: Twenty five (N=25) female students form the European school of Osteopathy, aged between 18 and 32 were recruited for the study via advertisement in classes. Design: Participants were allocated to either a dysmenorrheic group (symptomatic group) or a non-dysmenorrheic group (asymptomatic group). Measurements of the resting muscle tone, at the level of TI0 and Ll, were performed twice during each subject menstrual cycle: one at day 1 of the menstruation and a second one at day 10. The data collection were recorded via a myotonometer which measured the compliance of the paraspinal muscle at the level of TI0 to LI when we applied a 2kg force through the probe. Setting: European School Osteopathic teaching clinic Results:
Data was analyzed via SPSS software and a significance level was set at p <0.05. Microsoft excel was used to create graphs which were looking at the anthropometric data (age and BMI). Further analysis were performed into each group: symptomatic and asymptomatic, using Mann-Whitney test. In addition, a t-test has been performed in order to analyze any difference in the resting muscle tone between day 1 and day 10 in each group. However, the results shown no statistically significance with a p value superior to 0.05 regarding each test. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, the results admitted the null- hypothesis HO (p>0.05) that there was no statistically significance difference in the erector spinae muscle tonicity at the level of TI0-LI in dysmenorrheic women along their menstrual cycle. However, further research could be done using palpation instead of the electromyotonometer to determine trophic changes and decrease range of motion at the level of TI0-LI in dysmenorrheic women during their menstruation. Key Terms: dysmenorrhea, primary dysmenorrhea, muscle tone, viscero-somatic reflex, viscerotome, referred pain, menstrual cycle, hormonal change, osteopathy, pain, medication. - presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2013
- Date Submitted
- 20.1.2015 16:42:53
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15440
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Myotonometer and dysmenorrhea
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- 0
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- Thesis
Buisson, M, “A comparison of the erector spinae muscles tonicity at the level of T10-L1, in women with primary dysmenorrhea and non-dysmenorrheic women along their menstrual cycle: A pilot study.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/724