A randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training for stages I and II pelvic organ prolapse [PDF]
, 2009 Forty-seven women participated in a pilot study for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for women with prolapse.
Glazener, Cathryn Margaret Anne +4 more
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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]
, 2000 Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Dannecker, Christian +3 more
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Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse: a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 <br>Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is common and is strongly associated with childbirth and increasing age. Women with prolapsed are often advised to do pelvic floor muscle exercises, but supporting evidence is limited.
Barry, Sarah +34 more
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Learning with the Amerindians: the evaluation of pelvic floor disorders among indigenous women who live in the Xingu Indian Park,Brazil [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles and the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse among indigenous women who live in Xingu Indian Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods: observational study with 377 indigenous women, mean age 31+/-15 years,
Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori +3 more
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Physiotherapy in Women for Pelvic Floor and Sexual Dysfunction
, 2022 Physiotherapy provides the restoration of physical function and an increase in quality of life. It also allows daily life activities to be performed painlessly and independently.
Sönmezer, Emel +4 more
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Post partum pelvic floor changes [PDF]
, 2009 Pelvic-perineal dysfunctions, are the most common diseases in women after pregnancy. Urinary incontinence and genital prolapsy, often associated, are the most important consequences of childbirth and are determined by specific alterations in the ...
Fonti, Ilenia +4 more
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The use of graft materials in vaginal pelvic floor surgery [PDF]
, 2006 ObjectiveTo review recent literature on graft materials used in vaginal pelvic floor surgery.MethodsA Pubmed‐search (“anterior vaginal wall” or “cystocele”), (“posterior vaginal wall” or “rectocele”) and (“vaginal vault” or “pelvic prolapse”) and (“mesh”
Hsu, Y., Huebner, M., Fenner, D.E.
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Long-term effects and costs of pelvic floor muscle training for prolapse: trial follow-up record-linkage study [PDF]
, 2022 Introduction: Pelvic organ prolapse affects around 40% of women aged over 50 years. A multicentre parallel group randomised trial (the Pelvic Organ Prolapse PhysiotherapY (POPPY) trial) demonstrated pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) was effective in ...
Mason, Helen +7 more
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PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR THE PELVIC FLOOR
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 1981 The inefficiencies of the physiotherapy profession in its attitude to the treatment of pelvic floor insufficiency and urinary stress incontinence are discussed, together with a description of the different types of urinary stress incontinence, their causes and a brief outline of the anatomy of the pelvic floor.
Chiarelli, P.E., O'Keefe, D.R.
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