Colleen M. Fitzgerald

BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) and core stability levels are unknown for women with musculoskeletal chronic pelvic pain (CPP) compared to healthy women. At this time, there is no validated treatment method aimed specifically at CPP. OB…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects up to 24% of women worldwide, with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction present in most cases yet often overlooked in traditional organ-focused approaches. Comprehensive musculoskeletal assessment, includin…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Women with vulvovaginal or genital pain more commonly experience interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and urinary tract infections. However, the relationship between genital pain and bladder heal…

PURPOSE: Our goal was to describe changes in bladder health, defined as "a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being related to bladder function that permits daily activities, adapts to short-term stressors, and allows optim…

BACKGROUND: Limited information on the normal range of urination frequencies in women is available to guide bladder health promotion efforts. OBJECTIVES: This study used data from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey to (a) estim…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe patient-reported longitudinal outcomes in a multidisciplinary female chronic pelvic pain (CPP) program. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study for women cared for in a tertiary, …

Background: Little research to date has investigated the spectrum of bladder health in women, including both bladder function and well-being. Therefore, we expanded our previous baseline analysis of bladder health in the Boston Area Communi…

OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to describe quality of life (QOL) in women with chronic pelvic pain using the Pain Disability Index (PDI). A secondary goal was to assess the measurement properties and validity of the PDI for t…

Background: Little research to date has focused on lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) prevention and bladder health promotion in women. To address this gap, the Prevention of LUTS Research Consortium developed the following working bladder …

Although the cause of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is multifactorial, a substantial number of cases have musculoskeletal and neuromuscular causes. Multiple stakeholders, including physicians with varying degrees of pain training ranging from p…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Female chronic pelvic pain is prevalent and causes disability. Can women with self-reported chronic pelvic pain (CPP) be distinguished from pain-free women by demonstrating a greater number of abnormal musculosk…

Disorders of the musculoskeletal elements interconnecting the female pelvic girdle and lumbosacral spine are commonly found in patients with symptomatic chronic pelvic pain. This chapter links the known anatomy and pathophysiology to an und…

OBJECTIVE: To determine if women with self-reported chronic pelvic pain (CPP) were more likely to have positive findings on two vaginal pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tests compared to women without CPP when the examiner was blinded to pain stat…

Neville, Cynthia; Mallinson, Trudy PhD, OTR/L; Badillo, Suzanne A.; Fitzgerald, Colleen M.; Hynes, Christina; Tu, Frank Author Information

Neville, Cynthia; Badillo, Suzanne A.; Malinson, Trudy; Fitzgerald, Colleen M.; Tu, Frank Author Information

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the relative frequency of positive musculoskeletal exam findings between patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and healthy control subjects. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a masked, prosp…