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2024 JAN 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Leiomyomas have been published. According to news originating [...]

2023 JAN 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- A new study on Health and Medicine - Urology and Oncology is [...]

2022 AUG 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in Obesity, Fitness and Wellness. According to news [...]

Pregnancy-related back pain and pelvic girdle pain (PGP) are common across countries, irrespective of socioeconomic factors. (1) In general, the literature does not make a clear distinction between pregnancy-related low [...], Background. No appropriate measures have been specifically developed for pelvic girdle pain (PGP). There is a need for suitable outcome measures that are reliable and valid for people with PGP for use in research and clinical practice. Objective. The objective of this study was to develop a condition-specific measure, the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire (PGQ), for use during pregnancy and postpartum. Design. This was a methodology study. Methods. Items were developed from a literature review and information from a focus group of people who consulted physical therapists for PGP. Face validity and content validity were assessed by classifying the items according to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. After a pilot study, the PGQ was administered to participants with clinically verified PGP by means of a postal questionnaire in 2 surveys. The first survey included 94 participants (52 pregnant), and the second survey included 87 participants (43 pregnant). Rasch analysis was used for item reduction, and the PGQ was assessed for unidimensionality, item fit, redundancy, and differential item functioning. Test-retest reliability was assessed with a random sample of 42 participants. Results. The analysis resulted in a questionnaire consisting of 20 activity items and 5 symptom items on a 4-point response scale. The items in both subscales showed a good fit to the Rasch model, with acceptable internal consistency, satisfactory fit residuals, and no disordered threshold. Test-retest reliability showed high intraclass correlation coefficient estimates: .93 (95% confidence interval=0.86-0.96) for the PGQ activity subscale and .91 (95% confidence interval=0.84-0.95) for the PGQ symptom subscale. Limitations. The PGQ should be compared with low back pain questionnaires as part of a concurrent evaluation of measurement properties, including validity and responsiveness to change. Conclusions. The PGQ is the first condition-specific measure developed for people with PGP. The PGQ had acceptably high reliability and validity in people with PGP both during pregnancy and postpartum, it is simple to administer, and it is feasible for use in clinical practice.

The essentials - PID is a prime cause of pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy and infertility. - Pelvic infection can also come from the intestinal tract or be blood-borne. - It [...]

Without obtaining explicit consent, medical students have been routinely performing pelvic exams on unconscious women, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing three recent studies published in medical journals. One study [...]