The Effect of Core Exercises on Pelvic Dysfunction, Sexual Dysfunction, Pain, Sleep Quality and Quality of Life in Women With Fibromyalgia

Summary

In fibromyalgia patients, exercise is needed to reduce symptoms and to prevent muscle weakness with fatigue and pain. Core exercise retrains and strengthens deep postural spinal muscles such as the multifidus and transverse abdominis by promoting neuromuscular control, maintaining the dynamic stability of the spine and thus reducing pain. By performing core exercises, the pelvic floor, which forms the lower base of the core, is strengthened.

Objective: It was planned to investigate the effects of core exercises on pelvic floor dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, pain, sleep quality and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Materials and Methods: It was designed as randomized control. Sexually active women with fibromyalgia syndrome between the ages of 18-65 will be included in the study. After the patients are selected from the relevant stage with the improbable random sampling method, the patients who accept to participate in the study and meet the inclusion criteria will be assigned to one of the groups in which the core exercise or home program is applied. Evaluations will be evaluated for each group before starting the exercise program and 1 day after the last session, following the completion of 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Pain Visual Analog Scale; fibromyalgia impact level Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR); pelvic floor dysfunction Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ); sexual dysfunction Female Sexual Function Scale; sleep quality: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; short quality of life It is planned to be evaluated with Form-36(SF-36). Conclusion: The effects of core exercises on pelvic floor dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, pain, sleep quality and quality of life will be evaluated and interpreted by comparing the evaluations before and after treatment and between groups.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

core exercises

1.5 minutes walking 2. Stretching exercise * hallowing in supine and side lying position * Bracing in supine and side lying position * Bracing on the prone and forearms * Bracing in the crawling position * Bracing in laptop, half-lap and standing position * Heel slide exercise * Bridge building exercise * Unilateral limb flexion exercise in crawling position * Reciprocal heel slide exercise in supine position * Bilateral lower extremity lifting exercise * Unilateral lower extremity flexion in bridging position * Side bridging exercise with knees extended * Unilateral lower extremity extension in crawling position * Contralateral lower and upper extremity lift in the crawling position * Straight and oblique trunk flexion * Straight and oblique trunk flexion with hip and knee flexed to 90° * bracing on the ball * squat * bracing while walking

OTHER

home exercises

Right and left rotation of the head * lateral flexion of the head * Flexion and extension of the head * Stretching the neck extensors * pectoral stretch * Stretching the hip extensors * Hamstrig stretching * Stretching the lumbar extensors * Abdominal strengthening * bridging * Hip abduction strengthening * hip extension strengthening * Upper extremity resistant flexion * Upper extremity resistant abduction * Upper extremity relaxation exercise * Capsule stretching * Stretching the hip flexors * Stretching the lower extremity adductors * relaxation exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Burcu Talu

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Inonu University

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-06-20

Primary Completion

2024-05-20

Completion

2024-05-20

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations