[Myofascial pain syndrome in the pelvic floor: a common urological condition].
BACKGROUND
Myofascial pain syndrome in the pelvic floor is a very common condition in the urological field and is often ignored or misdiagnosed.


OBJECTIVE
To present the prevalence of this syndrome to professionals of urology through a systematic review of existing literature and its potentials for diagnosis and treatment.


METHODS
We performed a literature search through the database "Pubmed" using the terms "Trigger points", "myofascial pain", "referred pain", "infiltrations" and "physical therapy", to which we add the term "pelvic floor". Then, we select the works in English, Spanish and French that we might like.


RESULTS
We develop the highlights of the syndrome: anatomy, etiology, anatomical-clinical correlation, epidemiology, perpetuating factors, diagnosis, medical therapy and physiotherapy treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
It is the most common cause of pain in the pelvic floor and greatly affects quality of life of patients. Nowadays, we have diagnostic and therapeutic tools that allow us to treat this disabling syndrome with good results.
Itza
F
F
Unidad de Dolor, Clínica de Dolor Pélvico, Madrid, España. fitza@arrakis.es
Zarza
D
D
Serra
L
L
Gómez-Sancha
F
F
Salinas
J
J
Allona-Almagro
A
A
D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications*