Pelvic floor dysfunctions and associated factors in female CrossFit practitioners: a cross-sectional study

Pisani, Giulia Keppe; Sato, Tatiana de Oliveira; Carvalho, Cristiano

doi:10.1007/s00192-020-04581-1

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“…Constipation has also been shown to be a risk factor for pelvic floor dysfunction, 10,35,36 and our results supports this because constipation was related to POPDI-6 items. Although the proportion of those defecating less than once every 3 days was 7.5%, about 40% of women defecated only once every 2 to 3 days, which is a risk factor Promoting the maintenance of normal or soft fecal properties is an appropriate strategy to prevent pelvic floor disorders in women working in the medical field.…”

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Prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and related factors among Japanese female healthcare workers

Sawai

Yuno

Shogenji

et al. 2022

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Objectives Women working in the medical field may be at risk for pelvic floor dysfunction due to high physical activity levels leading to increased abdominal pressure; however, the actual situation remains unknown. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and its associated factors among Japanese women working in the medical field. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted among female employees at a public hospital in Japan from July to August 2020. Participants answered a web‐based questionnaire. Three types of symptoms related to pelvic floor dysfunction were assessed based on one or more subscale scores in the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory‐Short Form 20 (PFDI‐20). Results Out of 466 female employees in the hospital, 294 responded (response rate 63.1%). The mean age was 42.8 ± 10.3 years old and 221 (73.5%) were nurses. The prevalence of at least one type of symptom was 63.9%. The prevalence of recto‐anal symptoms (45.9%) was highest, followed by lower urinary tract (37.1%) and pelvic organ prolapse symptoms (22.8%). The total PFDI‐20 score was associated with constipation (β = .254), body mass index (β = .136), and part‐time work (β = .167) after adjusting for other variables. Conclusion This study showed a high prevalence of symptoms related to pelvic floor dysfunction among women working in the medical field. Lifestyle management to prevent constipation and obesity is a promising strategy to improve symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction.

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Prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and related factors among Japanese female healthcare workers

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Yuno

Shogenji

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“…However, the impact of exercises on PFD had been investigated thoroughly in the literature. 67 – 69 De Mattos Lourenco et al 70 found that high-impact activities increased the prevalence of UI by 1.9-fold over medium-impact activities. Meanwhile, Bø and Nygaard 71 stated that the impact of physical activities on the pelvic floor differs on an individual basis.…”

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Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in women in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Malaekah

Medbel

Mowallad

et al. 2022

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Objective: Pelvic floor dysfunction has a high prevalence among women worldwide. However, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it is underreported. Thus, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of pelvic floor dysfunction in women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on literate non-pregnant women aged ⩾18 years who agreed to participate in our survey. We used the validated and translated Australian pelvic floor questionnaire and conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the risk factors of pelvic floor dysfunction. Results: A total of 824 participants completed the questionnaire. While 60.2% of the participants had pelvic floor dysfunction, 67.7% reported signs of bowel dysfunction. Urinary dysfunction, prolapse, and sexual dysfunction were present in 44.1%, 67.7%, and 55.4% of the participants, respectively. Age, high body mass index, chronic medical illness, heavy weight lifting, and multiparity were found as the risk factors of bladder function problems. Meanwhile, chronic medical illness, heavy weight lifting, and multiparity were found as the risk factors of bowel dysfunction and prolapse. Age group and marital status were the independent factors associated with sexual dysfunction. Conclusion: We noted a high rate of pelvic floor dysfunction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which calls for the need to provide holistic approaches for the prevention and management of pelvic floor dysfunction among women.

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“…The studies were categorised into comparative ( n = 6) [ 22 – 27 ] and non-comparative ( n = 7) [ 7 , 9 , 28 – 32 ]. All of them used a cross-sectional design.…”

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“…recruitment from only two CF centres; only women aged between 18 and 35 years were included; voluntary response; the majority of the sample had less than 1 year of experience in CF training); small sample size; self-reported data; the recruitment rate was not assessed Pisani et al [ 31 ] 4 Cross-sectional No Selection bias (i.e. voluntary response); self-reported data; inability to assess the survey participation rate Pisani et al [ 32 ] 4 Cross-sectional No Selection bias (i.e. voluntary response); self-reported data; inability to assess the survey participation rate Wikander et al [ 7 ] 4 Cross-sectional No Selection bias (i.e.…”

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Prevalence of urinary incontinence in female CrossFit athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Introduction and hypothesis Studies on the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among CrossFit practitioners are on the rise. This systematic review with meta-analysis was aimed at determining the prevalence of UI among CrossFit practitioners. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed by searching MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus through January 2021. The search strategy included the keywords CrossFit, urine incontinence, exercise, high impact and pelvic floor dysfunction. The inclusion criterion was any study with a sample of CrossFit practitioners and results separated from the other fitness modalities analysed. The subjects were women with no restriction of age, parity, experience or frequency of training. Quality assessment of the studies included was conducted using the Oxford Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine scale and the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) adapted for cross-sectional studies. Results Thirteen studies (6 comparative and 7 non-comparative) were included for the systematic review, all using a cross-sectional design. The level of evidence was 4, with their quality ranging from poor ( n = 10) to fair ( n = 3). A total of 4,823 women aged 18 to 71 were included, 91.0% participated in CrossFit, and 1,637 presented UI, which indicates a prevalence of 44.5%. Also, 55.3% and 40.7% presented mild or moderate UI respectively. Stress UI was the most common type reported (81.2%). Conclusions The factors that increased the likelihood of UI were age, body mass index and parity. Exercises based on jumps were commonly associated with urine leakage. CrossFit practitioners presented higher UI than control groups.

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Pelvic floor dysfunctions and associated factors in female CrossFit practitioners: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and related factors among Japanese female healthcare workers

Prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and related factors among Japanese female healthcare workers

Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in women in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence of urinary incontinence in female CrossFit athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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