Associations Between Masseter Muscles Tension, Postural Pattern, Pelvic Type and Postural Stability in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
5 affiliations
- 1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
- 2Conocimiento Student Research Association, Faculty of Sport Sciences in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
- 3Department of Propaedeutic, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland
- 4Statistical Methods, Poznan University of Life Science, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
- 5Division of Gynecology, Department of Gynaecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-758 Poznan, Poland
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to examine the associations of pelvic type and body posture pattern with masseter muscle measurements and postural stability parameters in women with POP, and to assess the relationship between masseter muscle measurements and postural stability under eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions. Methods: This observational study included 61 women: 31 with advanced POP (grade 3–4 according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system [POP-Q]) and 30 healthy controls. Masseter muscle measurements, postural stability parameters (center-of-pressure sway and surface area), body posture pattern, and pelvic type were assessed. Postural stability was measured with eyes open and closed. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s post-hoc test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. Results: Pelvic type was not significantly associated with any of the analyzed parameters. Body posture pattern was associated with significant differences in most postural stability parameters (p < 0.05) under both visual conditions, with the highest values observed in women with a posterior posture pattern. Conclusions: In women with advanced POP, body posture pattern was associated with differences in postural stability parameters, whereas no statistically significant associations were observed for pelvic type. No statistically significant correlations were detected between masseter muscle measurements and postural stability. These findings should be interpreted cautiously, given the observational study design, and do not establish causal relationships.
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BibTeX
@article{wojcik2026associations,
title = {{Associations Between Masseter Muscles Tension, Postural Pattern, Pelvic Type and Postural Stability in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse}},
author = {Małgorzata Wójcik and Kamil Góral and Jolanta Małysz and Magdalena Kubryń and Artur Hołodniuk and Danuta Lietz-Kijak and Idzi Siatkowski and Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka and Piotr Skomro and Bartosz Aniśko},
journal = {Journal of Clinical Medicine},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/jcm15218283},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/21/8283},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Associations Between Masseter Muscles Tension, Postural Pattern, Pelvic Type and Postural Stability in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
AU - Małgorzata Wójcik
AU - Kamil Góral
AU - Jolanta Małysz
AU - Magdalena Kubryń
AU - Artur Hołodniuk
AU - Danuta Lietz-Kijak
AU - Idzi Siatkowski
AU - Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka
AU - Piotr Skomro
AU - Bartosz Aniśko
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/24
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
DO - 10.3390/jcm15218283
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/21/8283
AB - Background: This study aimed to examine the associations of pelvic type and body posture pattern with masseter muscle measurements and postural stability parameters in women with POP, and to assess the relationship between masseter muscle measurements and postural stability under eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions. Methods: This observational study included 61 women: 31 with advanced POP (grade 3–4 according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system [POP-Q]) and 30 healthy controls. Masseter muscle measurements, postural stability parameters (center-of-pressure sway and surface area), body posture pattern, and pelvic type were assessed. Postural stability was measured with eyes open and closed. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey’s post-hoc test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. Results: Pelvic type was not significantly associated with any of the analyzed parameters. Body posture pattern was associated with significant differences in most postural stability parameters (p < 0.05) under both visual conditions, with the highest values observed in women with a posterior posture pattern. Conclusions: In women with advanced POP, body posture pattern was associated with differences in postural stability parameters, whereas no statistically significant associations were observed for pelvic type. No statistically significant correlations were detected between masseter muscle measurements and postural stability. These findings should be interpreted cautiously, given the observational study design, and do not establish causal relationships.
SN - 2077-0383
ER -