Vibrating vaginal balls to improve pelvic floor muscle performance in women after childbirth: Preliminary results (recruitment and survey) of a randomised controlled feasibility trial [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Vibrating vaginal pelvic floor training balls are available in Austria and Germany to enhance women’s pelvic floor muscles and thus prevent urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor problems following childbirth.
Hanzal, E., McCourt, C., Oblasser, C.
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Restitution of the Pelvic Floor [PDF]
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1901 n ...
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Abnormal expression of p27kip1 protein in levator ani muscle of aging women with pelvic floor disorders – a relationship to the cellular differentiation and degeneration [PDF]
, 2001 BACKGROUND: Pelvic floor disorders affect almost 50% of aging women. An important role in the pelvic floor support belongs to the levator ani muscle. The p27/kip1 (p27) protein, multifunctional cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, shows changing expression
A Bukovsky +48 more
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Cell Death and Disease, 2023 Cervical cancer (CC) seriously affects women’s health. Therefore, elucidation of the exact mechanisms and identification of novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed.
Changlin Zhang +12 more
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ACTL6A protects gastric cancer cells against ferroptosis through induction of glutathione synthesis
Nature Communications, 2023 Gastric cancer (GC), one of the most common malignant tumors in the world, exhibits a rapid metastasis rate and causes high mortality. Diagnostic markers and potential therapeutic targets for GCs are urgently needed.
Ziqing Yang +11 more
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Postnatal pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary incontinence : where do we stand? [PDF]
, 2006 Purpose of review: Postnatal pelvic floor muscle training aims to rehabilitate the pelvic floor muscles. To be effective, a certain exercise dosage must be respected.
Dumoulin, Chantale
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Comparison of pelvic floor muscle strength in competition-level athletes and untrained women [PDF]
, 2018 To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked FilesInngangur: Líkamsþjálfun veldur álagi á grindarbotnsvöðva.
Guðmundur Úlfarsson +3 more
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Predicting Refractory Detrusor Overactivity: Are There any Clues at Diagnosis [PDF]
European Medical Journal Urology, 2013 Approximately one-third of patients diagnosed with detrusor overactivity (DO) will be refractory to treatment with antimuscarinic drugs. In this study, we examined baseline clinical details and history of urinary tract infection (UTI), urodynamics ...
Kylie J Mansfield +4 more
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Do the digestive tract symptoms in eating disorder patients represent functional gastrointestinal disorders? [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in patients with eating disorders. The aim of this study was to determine, using factor analysis, whether these GI symptom factors (clusters) in eating disorder patients hold true to the Rome II ...
John E Kellow, Suzanne Abraham
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Effects of radiation therapy on the structure and function of the pelvic floor muscles of patients with cancer in the pelvic area : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose Radiation therapy (RT) is often recommended in the treatment of pelvic cancers. Following RT, a high prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunctions (urinary incontinence, dyspareunia, and fecal incontinence) is reported.
Bernard, Stéphanie +4 more
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