3 Systematic review of treatment efficacy of PFPT 71 Study Design/N Population/ Mean age SD/ range) Interventions/Duration Outcome Measures (muscle tone/ function, pain, sexual function, pelvic floor symptoms, QoL, PPE) Results SF-12 physical scale SF-12 mental scale Pre-to post-treatment: IC/PBS ns CP/CPPS (p<.05) PFPT vs control: IC/PBS ns CP/CPPS ns Pre-to post-treatment: IC/PBS ns CP/CPPS ns PFPT vs control: IC/PBS ns CP/CPPS ns GRA PFPT vs control: IC/PBS (p<.05) CP/CPPS ns Schvartzman et al.(2019) RCT N=42 Pre- and postmenopausal women with dyspareunia PFPT: 51.9 (5.3) Controls: 50.6 (4.7) PFPT PF digital palpation using NEW PERFECT scale Myofascial release PF PF infrared thermotherapy Hold/relax exercises Myofascial release of abdominal diaphragm, piriformis and iliopsoas S-EMG biofeedback training New PERFECT scale Pre-to post-treatment: P-mean (p<001) E-mean (p<.001) R-mean (p<.001) F-mean (p<.001) E-mean: NA C-mean (p≤.001) T-mean: ns PFPT vs control: P-mean (p<.005) E-mean (p<.005) R-mean (p<.05) F-mean (p<.01) E-mean: NA C-mean (p<.001) T-mean: (p<.05) Table 2. Continued
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