Table 2.

Sites designated as part of the physical examination in studies that assessed pelvic myofascial pain in adult women, published 1997–2017.

PF, pelvic floor; LA, levator ani; OI, obturator internus; TP, transverse perineal muscles; ATFP, arcus tendineus fascia pelvis; USL, uterosacral ligament.

^*Abdominal wall includes rectus abdominis.

^**Other sites examined include the adnexa^28,47,52, bladder and urethra^{27,35,43,51,52,55,58,62} anorectal raphae³⁵, anus/rectum^{36,44,50,53,55,59,60}, pelvis³⁹, buttock³⁹, sacroiliac joint^39,55, Iliopsoas³⁹, hamstring³⁹, hip flexor³⁹, and coccyx^44,50,59,60, sphincter urethra and compressor urethra^3,46, cervix^47,52,53, adductor muscles⁴⁹, clitoris⁵⁰, pubovaginalis^50,54 , uterus⁵¹, sacrococcygeus ligaments^53,59,60, urogenital triangle⁵³, quadratus lumborum^54,61, gluteal muscles^49,54,59,61, pubic symphysis^55,59,60, anterior superior iliac spines⁵⁵, iliopsoas⁶¹, anal sphincter^60,61,62.