Physiotherapeutic assessment in gynecology

Abstract

Introduction. Gynecological disorders are often manifested by experiencing pain. Disorders on the part of the musculoskeletal system can cause symptoms that can mimic diseases of internal organs, also internal organs can mimic symptoms of dysfunction for the musculoskeletal system. An ongoing disease process within a particular internal organ can trigger a reflex response from the musculoskeletal system, such as locking of the spinal joints in the corresponding organ’s spinal segment. Objective. The purpose of this study is to present the physiotherapeutic functional diagnosis of the pelvis in relation to gynecology. Material and methods. Two independent reviewers searched medical and public databases, such as PubMed, Scopus and PEDro, using search terms and MeSH, such as physiotherapy, functional diagnosis, functional assessment, gynecology. The inclusion criterion was an article published in a peer-reviewed journal, with no restriction on the extent of the year of publication. There were no restrictions on the language of publication. Journal databases were reviewed between May and June 2023. Conclusions. There is a lack of description of functional physiotherapy examination in gynecology including postural and pelvic types in scientific publications.