Chapter 3 64 Figure 2. Risk of bias assessment Outcome assessments Pelvic floor muscle resting tone and function Changes in muscle tone as a result of PFPT were directly measured in one RCT48 and in 3 prospective cohort studies.44,45,50 The RCT48 involved patients with dyspareunia and found that PFPT did not significantly decrease resting activity from baseline to post-treatment using s-EMG. In one prospective study44 in men with CPPS, the mean value of the muscle tone measured with s-EMG decreased significantly from pre- to post-treatment. The second prospective cohort study45 in women with PVD found a significant reduction in muscle tone, measured with the 7-point digital palpation scale,
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