Background and Objective: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological disorders found in women, predominantly of childbearing age, and can sometimes present as pain with lumbar and/or pelvic localization. The nonspecificity of the symptom manifested often leads mistakenly to attribute it to a musculoskeletal issue, thus making the processes of investigation and recognition during evaluation crucial. In light of the impact the disorder has on the female population and the importance of differential diagnosis, the objective of the present study is to demonstrate the association between the presence of endometriosis and positivity on Laslett's cluster tests, which are used to formulate the functional diagnosis of pelvic girdle pain in women of childbearing age. Materials and Methods: The thesis design is a case series following the guidelines of a cross-sectional observational study in accordance with the STROBE checklist. Patients who participated in the study underwent a physiotherapy evaluation by an Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist (OMPT) specializing in manual and manipulative therapy involving the collection of anamnestic data and NPRS and PCS rating scale scores and then proceeding to the administration of Laslett's cluster tests. Finally, a couple of treatment sessions (patient education, physical therapies, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise) were performed by the same physiotherapist. Results: The study conducted confirms the presence of a possible correlation between positivity to Laslett's cluster tests and the diagnosis of endometriosis in women with low back pain by showing how, despite positivity to at least 3 Laslett's cluster tests, after a few treatment sessions for musculoskeletal issues, the pain decreased only temporarily and then recurred at the 2-month follow-up with an intensity greater than or equal to that found before the initial treatment. Discussion and Conclusions: The following study shows that patients presenting for observation for common low back pain and diagnosis of endometriosis test positive on Laslett's battery of tests used to investigate the presence of PGP. However, this positivity is altered by the presence of visceral dysfunction that mimics a musculoskeletal issue, such as PGP, misleading the clinician.
Background e obiettivi: L’endometriosi è uno tra i disturbi ginecologici più diffusi che si riscontra nelle donne, prevalentemente in età fertile, e può talvolta presentarsi sottoforma di dolore a localizzazione lombare e/o pelvica. La non specificità del sintomo manifestato spesso porta erroneamente ad attribuirlo ad una problematica di tipo muscolo-scheletrica, rende quindi fondamentali i processi di indagine e riconoscimento in sede di valutazione. Alla luce dell’impatto che il disturbo ha sulla popolazione femminile e dell’importanza della diagnosi differenziale, l’obiettivo del presente studio è dimostrare l’associazione tra presenza di endometriosi e positività ai test del cluster di Laslett, utilizzati per formulare la diagnosi funzionale di pelvic girdle pain nelle donne in età fertile. Materiali e metodi: Il disegno di tesi è un case series che segue le linee guida di uno studio osservazionale trasversale in conformità con la checklist STROBE. Le pazienti che hanno partecipato allo studio sono state sottoposte ad una valutazione fisioterapica da parte di un fisioterapista OMPT (Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist) specializzato in terapia manuale e manipolativa che prevede la raccolta dei dati anamnestici e dei punteggi delle scale di valutazione NPRS e PCS per poi procedere alla somministrazione dei test del cluster di Laslett. Infine, sono state eseguite, dallo stesso fisioterapista, un paio di sedute di trattamento (educazione della paziente, terapie fisiche, terapia manuale ed esercizio terapeutico). Risultati: Lo studio condotto conferma la presenza di una possibile correlazione tra positività ai test del cluster di Laslett e diagnosi di endometriosi in donne con dolore lombo-pelvico mostrando come, nonostante la positività ad almeno 3 test del cluster di Laslett, dopo qualche seduta di trattamento per problematiche muscolo-scheletriche, il dolore sia diminuito solo temporaneamente per poi ripresentarsi al follow up di 2 mesi con un’intensità superiore o uguale a quella riscontrata prima del trattamento iniziale. Discussioni e conclusioni: Il seguente studio evidenzia come pazienti che si presentano all’osservazione per un comune dolore lombo-pelvico e diagnosi di endometriosi risultino positive alla batteria di test di Laslett utilizzati per indagare la presenza di PGP. Tale positività risulta però alterata dalla presenza della disfunzione viscerale che mima una problematica muscoloscheletrica, quale il PGP, inducendo il clinico in errore.
Diagnosi differenziale di endometriosi in pazienti con pelvic girdle pain: un case series
PACIFICI, GRETA
2021/2022
Abstract
Background and Objective: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological disorders found in women, predominantly of childbearing age, and can sometimes present as pain with lumbar and/or pelvic localization. The nonspecificity of the symptom manifested often leads mistakenly to attribute it to a musculoskeletal issue, thus making the processes of investigation and recognition during evaluation crucial. In light of the impact the disorder has on the female population and the importance of differential diagnosis, the objective of the present study is to demonstrate the association between the presence of endometriosis and positivity on Laslett's cluster tests, which are used to formulate the functional diagnosis of pelvic girdle pain in women of childbearing age. Materials and Methods: The thesis design is a case series following the guidelines of a cross-sectional observational study in accordance with the STROBE checklist. Patients who participated in the study underwent a physiotherapy evaluation by an Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist (OMPT) specializing in manual and manipulative therapy involving the collection of anamnestic data and NPRS and PCS rating scale scores and then proceeding to the administration of Laslett's cluster tests. Finally, a couple of treatment sessions (patient education, physical therapies, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise) were performed by the same physiotherapist. Results: The study conducted confirms the presence of a possible correlation between positivity to Laslett's cluster tests and the diagnosis of endometriosis in women with low back pain by showing how, despite positivity to at least 3 Laslett's cluster tests, after a few treatment sessions for musculoskeletal issues, the pain decreased only temporarily and then recurred at the 2-month follow-up with an intensity greater than or equal to that found before the initial treatment. Discussion and Conclusions: The following study shows that patients presenting for observation for common low back pain and diagnosis of endometriosis test positive on Laslett's battery of tests used to investigate the presence of PGP. However, this positivity is altered by the presence of visceral dysfunction that mimics a musculoskeletal issue, such as PGP, misleading the clinician.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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