Physiotherapy Treatment of Sexual Pain Disorders

Author: Rosenbaum, Talli¹

Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Volume 31, Number 4, July-September 2005 , pp. 329-340(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Physiotherapists provide treatment to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Women with vulvar pain, dyspareunia, or vaginismus have limited ability to function sexually and often present with musculoskeletal and neurological findings appropriately addressed by a trained physiotherapist. Although pelvic floor surface electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback has been studied, the inclusion of physiotherapy in the team approach to treating women with sexual pain disorders is a relatively recent advancement, and its exact role is not widely understood by doctors, mental health professionals, or laypersons. This article will examine the supportive and often primary role of the physiotherapist in the overlapping conditions of vaginismus and dyspareunia.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00926230590950235

Affiliations: 1: The Clinic for Sexual Treatment and Rehabilitation, Tel Aviv, Israel

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