# NIH Reporter #4R33AT013008-02

Quantitative Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle Fitness in Myofascial Pelvic Pain

**Recipient:** University of California Los Angeles

**Award Amount:** $2,849,584.00
**Ceiling:** $2,849,584.00

**Awarded:** September 15, 2026

**Identifier:** 4R33AT013008-02

The University of California Los Angeles will develop and assess an optical imaging approach for measuring pelvic floor muscle function and evaluating responses to therapies for myofascial pelvic pain.

### Description

Research project to validate near-infrared spectroscopy imaging as a non-invasive method to assess pelvic floor muscle fitness in people with myofascial pelvic pain, and to study changes following treatment and predict individual treatment responses.

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