Objectives Pelvic muscle pain syndromes are poorly understood and lack reliable diagnostic
criteria. Furthermore, animal models suggest that somatic pain can influence the
development of pelvic visceral pain dysfunction. To develop psychophysical measures to
facilitate diagnosis of pelvic floor myofascial pain syndromes, this pilot was designed to
preliminarily test the feasibility, reliability, and validity of pressure-pain thresholds (PPTs) to
identify and quantify pelvic floor pain sensitivity. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional …