American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyContinuing improvement of chronic pelvic pain in women after short-term Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy: results of a 1-year follow-up study.
Chronic pelvic pain is a common source of disability among women in the western world. Here we report that 3 months of Mensendieck somatocognitive intervention in chronic pelvic pain patients was followed by continued improvements of outcomes at 1-year follow-up in a randomized, controlled study design. ⋯ Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy combined with standard gynecologic care improves psychologic distress, pain experience, and motor functions of women with chronic pelvic pain better than gynecologic treatment alone. The effect lasted and even further improvement occurred 9 months after treatment.