OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of an individualized comprehensive rehabilitation program (ICPR) on impaired postural control, pain, self-perceived health status, and functionality in women with chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Women with chronic pelvic pain were recruited from the Gynecology Department of the University Hospital San Cecilio in Granada, Spain. PARTICIPANTS: Participants (N = 38) who were randomly divided into 2 groups. INTERVENTIONS: The intervention group received an 8-week ICRP, and the control group received a leaflet with ergonomic information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcomes included were postural control (Mini Balance Evaluation Systems (Mini BESTest) and Timed Up and Go (TUG)), pain (Brief Pain Inventory), self-perceived health status (EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ-5D)), and functionality (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)). RESULTS: Significant differences were found between groups in the Mini BESTest and TUG scores with large effect sizes. The Brief Pain Inventory, EQ-5D, and ODI also presented significant differences in the between-groups analysis, with better scores in the intervention group after treatment. In the follow-up analysis, significant differences were found between groups in the Mini BESTest (p < 0.001), the cognitive TUG subscale (p = 0.032), interference of pain (p < 0.001), anxiety and depression (p = 0.001), and visual analog scale EQ-5D (p = 0.026) subscales, as well as the ODI (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our results show significant improvements on postural control, pain, self-perceived health status, and functionality in women with chronic pelvic pain who received an 8-week ICRP.

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