Leonid Kalichman

ORCID: 0000-0003-2987-4396 · 4 papers in corpus
review 2026
Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ·doi:10.3390/tomography12010010

Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction, more prevalent in women but affecting both genders, impairs sphincter control and sexual health, and causes pelvic pain. Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the first-line treatment for urinary incont…

observational 2025
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1177/26884844251387013

BACKGROUND: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic pain condition affecting the vulvar vestibule, often triggered by minimal touch or pressure. It is underdiagnosed and poorly understood, leading to significant impacts on women's qualit…

observational 2019
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies ·doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.05.006

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between dysmenorrhea and musculoskeletal pain amongst university students aged 20-35 and the association between dysmenorrhea and the occurrence of MTrPs. METHODS: The study comprised two stages: a cr…

observational 2006
Annals of human biology ·doi:10.1080/03014460600747855

OBJECTIVES: The secular trend and familial influences on age at menarche among a rural Chuvashian population was examined in a cross-sectional community-based study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The cohort included 617 females aged 18-80 years, w…