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Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence postpartum

British Journal of Nursing, 2015
The offering of pelvic floor muscle exercises to all women during their first pregnancy is recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. Pelvic floor muscles suffer significant trauma throughout pregnancy and childbirth, which may sometimes lead to urinary incontinence postpartum.
Hall, Bethany, Woodward, Sue
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Underutilization in the USA

Current Urology Reports, 2016
Pelvic floor disorders are highly prevalent in women of all ages and can greatly impair quality of life. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a viable treatment option for several pelvic floor conditions including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Eliza, Lamin, Lisa M, Parrillo, Diane K, Newman, Ariana L, Smith   +3 more
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Can Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Positions be Selected According to the Functional Status of Pelvic Floor Muscles?

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2023
ABSTRACT Background: Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training varies according to the functional status of PFM. It is used to strengthen underactive PFM and relax overactive PFM. Aim: This study aimed to determine the appropriate PFM training positions ...
Dayican, Dk, Keser, I, Kurt, SEFA, Tosun, ÖZGE, Yavuz, Onur, Tosun, G   +5 more
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Efficacy of bio-assisted pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic floor dysfunction

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2020
To evaluate the efficacy of 12-week pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) using bio-assisted surface electromyography (EMG) feedback in women with complex pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD); to further differentiate the effect of exercise adherence from the biofeedback per se; and to assess and compare the severities of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms ...
Ying-Ju Liu, Stella Wan-Hua Ting, Sheng-Mou Hsiao, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Wen-Yih Wu   +4 more
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Pelvic floor muscle strength and response to pelvic floor muscle training for stress urinary incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2003
AbstractAimsSeveral randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that pelvic floor muscle training is effective to treat stress urinary incontinence. The aim of the present study was to compare muscle strength increase and maximal strength in responders and non‐responders to pelvic floor muscle training.Materials and MethodsFifty‐two women with ...
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Males: Practical Applications

Urology, 2014
The pelvic floor muscles are vital to male genitourinary health. Pelvic floor muscle training may prove helpful in a variety of clinical circumstances: stress urinary incontinence that follows prostate surgery, overactive bladder, postvoid dribbling, erectile dysfunction, ejaculation issues including premature ejaculation, and pelvic pain due to ...
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Virtual reality: a proposal for pelvic floor muscle training

International Urogynecology Journal, 2015
This video's proposal was to present one of the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training programs, used in our research, that we designed as a virtual reality intervention protocol and investigated its effects on PFM contractility.Two clinical, controlled and prospective studies were conducted, one with 19 nulliparous women without urinary symptoms, who were
Simone, Botelho, Natalia Miguel, Martinho, Valéria Regina, Silva, Joseane, Marques, Leonardo C, Carvalho, Cássio, Riccetto   +5 more
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Pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women

2001
Pelvic floor muscle training is the most commonly recommended physical therapy treatment for women with stress leakage of urine. It is also used in the treatment of women with mixed incontinence, and less commonly for urge incontinence. Adjuncts, such as biofeedback or electrical stimulation, are also commonly used with pelvic floor muscle training ...
EJC Hay-Smith, K Bø, LCM Berghmans, HJM Hendriks, RA de Bie, Doorn ESC van van Waalwijk   +5 more
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Perineal Trauma and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

2016
There is a recognised association between pregnancy, in itself, and pelvic floor disorders. Currently there is high level evidence that structured antenatal pelvic floor muscle training reduces the risk of postnatal urinary incontinence. Studies have also reported on benefits of pelvic floor exercises in the physical recovery after childbirth ...
Amallia Brair, Nina Bridges, Khaled Ismail   +2 more
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Physical Exercise and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) significantly impacts women's quality of life (QoL), affecting social, professional, and mental well- being. Pregnancy and childbirth, particularly vaginal delivery, are major risk factors for PFD. This chapter reviews pelvic floor anatomy, function and changes during pregnancy and childbirth.
Hauwaert, Roxane Van, Vilela, Fernanda, Coutinho, Ana Luísa, Alpoim, Daniela, Jesus, Rita Sofia Fernandes de, Virga, Ema, Tome, Ana Maria, Almeida, Rui   +7 more
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