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The status of pelvic floor muscle training for women [PDF]

Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2010
There is no consensus on the amount of exercise necessary toimprove pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function. We reviewed thepathophysiology of PFM dysfunction and the evolution of PFMtraining regimens since Kegel introduced the concept of pelvic floorawareness and the benefits of strength.
Andrea, Marques, Lynn, Stothers, Andrew, Macnab   +2 more
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Mechanisms of pelvic floor muscle training for managing urinary incontinence in women: a scoping review

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as first line treatment for urinary incontinence in women based on three proposed theorized mechanisms: ‘Enhanced Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength,’ ‘Maximized Awareness of Timing,’ and ‘Strengthened ...
Ying Sheng, Janet S. Carpenter, James A. Ashton-Miller, Janis M. Miller   +3 more
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Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Urinary incontinence affects one in three women worldwide. Pelvic floor muscle training is an effective treatment. Electromyography biofeedback (providing visual or auditory feedback of internal muscle movement) is an adjunct that may improve
Suzanne Hagen, Carol Bugge, Sarah G Dean, Andrew Elders, Jean Hay-Smith, Mary Kilonzo, Doreen McClurg, Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Wael Agur, Federico Andreis, Joanne Booth, Maria Dimitrova, Nicola Gillespie, Cathryn Glazener, Aileen Grant, Karen L Guerrero, Lorna Henderson, Marija Kovandzic, Alison McDonald, John Norrie, Nicole Sergenson, Susan Stratton, Anne Taylor, Louise R Williams   +23 more
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EFFECTS OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING DURING PREGNANCY [PDF]

Clinics, 2007
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training in 46 nulliparous pregnant women.The women were divided into 2 groups: an exercise group and a control group. Functional evaluation of the pelvic floor muscle was performed by digital vaginal palpation using the strength scale described by Ortiz and by a ...
Oliveira, Claudia de, Lopes, Marco Antonio Borges, Pereira, Luciana Carla Longo e, Zugaib, Marcelo   +3 more
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Pelvic floor muscle training as a method supporting the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions in women

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Objective: Pelvic floor dysfunctions in women are a challenge for the modern health care system. Presentation of the most popular types of pelvic floor muscle training used successfully in women at different stages of their lives.
Natalia Smolarek-Kołecka, Monika Englert-Golon, Paulina Okrzymowska, Krystyna Rożek-Piechura, Radosław Słopień, Beata Pi   +5 more
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Biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training versus posterior tibial nerve electrostimulation in treatment of functional obstructed defecation: a prospective randomized clinical trial

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2022
Background Functional obstructed defecation is a common anorectal problem among adult population. The objective was to compare the short-term efficacy of biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training versus transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve ...
Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba, Mervat Sheta Elsawy   +1 more
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Pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: the PROPEL realist evaluation

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is estimated to affect 41–50% of women aged > 40 years. A multicentre randomised controlled trial of individualised pelvic floor muscle training found that pelvic floor muscle training was effective in reducing symptoms ...
Margaret Maxwell, Karen Berry, Sarah Wane, Suzanne Hagen, Doreen McClurg, Edward Duncan, Purva Abhyankar, Andrew Elders, Catherine Best, Joyce Wilkinson, Helen Mason, Linda Fenocchi, Eileen Calveley, Karen Guerrero, Douglas Tincello   +14 more
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Study on the effect of electric current intensity stimulation combined with biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training on postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
Aim: To explore the effect of different electrical stimulation intensities combined with pelvic floor muscle training on postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction.
Y.N. Zhou, Y.C. Teng, G.P. Gan
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Effect of hip adduction/abduction contraction on pelvic floor in young healthy women

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2022
Pelvic floor muscle training has been reported to be effective in preventing and improving urinary incontinence. Patients must learn to perform pelvic floor muscle contractions without pushing down the pelvic floor by contracting other muscle groups ...
Hiroyo Kamio, Hitoshi Maruyama, Nozomi Ito, Mako Kunieda, Ayaka Chiba, Yorimitsu Furukawa   +5 more
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Empowering pelvic floor rehabilitation: Unveiling technological innovations in the pelvic floor muscle chair; insights and hurdles in the pakistani context

The Rehabilitation Journal, 2023
Owing to the expeditious advancement of research and technology, the Physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences have made a remarkable pace in recent years. This blooming enhancement has metamorphosed pelvic floor dysfunction treatment and has
Saleh Shah
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