Study design, materials and methods
This is an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study captured refers to the evaluations that took place in the period between 2019 and 2022. Data collection was based on obtaining information from medical records, where the following variables were collected: age, reproductive status, obstetric history, voiding, anal and sexual complaints, presence of pelvic organ prolapse and low back pain. Dysfunctions were based on patient reports. For the selection of medical records, the following inclusion criteria were used: female patients, aged between 18 and 60 years, who presented complaints of pelvic floor dysfunction. Incompletely completed medical records were excluded from this study. The variables were tabulated in the Microsoft Excel 2019 program, as well as the descriptive analysis of the data. Numerical variables were presented in means, standard deviations and categorical variables in absolute frequency and percentages.
Results
The sample consisted of 80 medical records of women who had complaints of pelvic floor dysfunction, wich 48 women were in menacme (60%) and 32 in climacteric (40%). There was an average of 2.18 pregnancies (SD: 1.96), 1.2 deliveries (SD: 1.69), 0.23 abortions (SD: 0.55) and 0.75 cesarean sections (SD: 1 ,09). Lumbopelvic pain was reported by 49 women (61.25%), and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (77.5%) and urinary incontinence (76.25%) were the main complaints in this group.
Interpretation of results
In our analysis, we found that 76.25% of women with PFM dysfunction and low back pain complained of urinary incontinence. This condition has a strong epidemiological correlation with lumbar-pelvic pain, as it is known that patients with musculoskeletal disorders in the spine are more likely to develop urinary symptoms as a result of alterations in the control of the trunk stabilizing muscles (transversus abdominis, rectus abdomen and multifidus), which can generate an increase in intra-abdominal pressure and weaken the pelvic floor (1). Another important finding was the high prevalence of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder in the group of women with low back pain (77.5%), corroborating with another study, where 70.6% were found, correlating this condition to increased tonus at rest and decreased relaxation capacity, verified through the high sensitivity to palpation of the pelvic floor muscles, which were hyperactive, resulting in severe pain , reflecting on urogynecological and musculoskeletal symptoms (2). It is worth emphasizing that other factors predispose the occurrence of PFM dysfunction and lumbar-pelvic pain, like age, obesity, pregnancy and hormonal changes that can generate biomechanical changes in the body's center of gravity, resulting in postural changes and impairment of the abdominal wall musculature, impairing trunk stability and overloading the pelvic floor muscles (3).