CORRELATION BETWEEN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION

CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE A LOMBALGIA CRÔNICA E A FUNÇÃO SEXUAL FEMININA

CORRELACIÓN ENTRE LA LUMBALGIA CRÓNICA Y LA FUNCIÓN SEXUAL FEMENINA

ABSTRACT

Objective

To correlate chronic low back pain with female sexual function.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study. Thirty-two women aged between 18 and 44 years old, with body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 kg/m² and 29.9 kg/m², with a medical diagnosis of chronic low back pain and sexually active in the last six months were selected. The patients underwent a physical therapy evaluation and responded to two questionnaires: the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Female Sexual Quotient (QS-F). Pearson’s correlation test was used to assess the impact of chronic low back pain on sexual activity.

Results

The mean age was 30.31 years old (±.7.10) and the mean BMI was 24.54 Kg/m² (±3.06). The mean Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire score was 5.2 ( ± 3.28), indicating that the patients did not have significant disability. The mean QS-F score was 60.37 (±14.48), classified as “unfavorable to normal”. The correlation test showed a low correlation between chronic low back pain and female sexual function (r = 0.027).

Conclusion

There was a low correlation between chronic low back pain and female sexual function in the study population, but the moderate correlation between the “comfort” domain and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire score was significant. Level of evidence II ; Cross-sectional clinical study.

Low Back Pain; Physical Therapy Modalities; Sexuality; Women’s Health