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A nurse-led long-term pelvic floor muscle training program in the management of female patients with overactive bladder – A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015
Background: Previous research has suggested that pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) offers a therapeutic benefit in patients with overactive bladder.
Tu-Zhen Xu, Qiu-Hua Sun, Xiao Huang, Bo-Dong Lyu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Altered resting state neuromotor connectivity in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A MAPP: Research Network Neuroimaging Study. [PDF]

, 2015
Brain network activity associated with altered motor control in individuals with chronic pain is not well understood. Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a debilitating condition in which previous studies have revealed altered ...
Apkarian, A Vania, Asavasopon, Skulpan, Ashe-McNalley, Cody, Clauw, Daniel J, Cosand, Louise, Deutsch, Georg, Farmer, Melissa A, Harris, Richard E, Johnson, Kevin A, Kilpatrick, Lisa A, Kirages, Daniel J, Kutch, Jason J, Labus, Jennifer S, Mackey, Sean C, Mayer, Emeran A, Mullins, Chris, Ness, Timothy J, Rana, Manku, Yani, Moheb S   +18 more
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Flap Anatomies and Victorian Veils: Penetrating the Female Reproductive Interior

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the reappearance in the early nineteenth century of anatomical flapbooks in the context of obstetrical education in Britain, America and France. It asks why liftable paper flaps were reintroduced at this time after their disappearance from medical atlases in the eighteenth century.
Margaret Carlyle, Marcia D. Nichols
wiley   +1 more source

Urinary incontinence related to perineal muscle strength in the first trimester of pregnancy: cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2014
Objective To analyze pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS), urinary continence and quality of life related to urinary incontinence (UI) of women in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Abrams P, Adriana de Souza Caroci, Atalah ES, Baracho SM, Barbosa AMP, Bo K, Camila da Silva Cruz, Caroci AS, Cerruto MA, Dinc A, Elenskaia K, Fritel X, Gameiro MO, Hansen BB, Hantoushzadeh S, Hantoushzadeh S, Hay-Smith J, Higa R, Hilde G, Karina Fernandes-Trevisan, Klovning A, Leroy LS, Lopes DB, Luthander C, Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco, Miriam Raquel Diniz Zanetti, Nathalie Leister, Oliveira C, Sangsawang B, Solans-Domenech M, Tamanini JTN, Torrisi G, Wesnes SL, Wesnes SL   +33 more
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The Frequency and Performance Quality of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Parous Women

مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2019
Introduction: Pelvic floor dysfunctions are common among women referred to gynecology clinics, and almost one third of the adult women population is affected.
Afsaneh Nikjooy, Fatemeh Mardanloo, Behnoosh Vasaghi, Rezvan Mirzaei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaginal palpation versus transabdominal ultrasound in the comprehension of pelvic floor muscle contraction after vaginal delivery: a randomised controlled trial

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Pelvic floor muscles support the pelvic organs and control voiding. The first choice in the repair of pelvic floor function that is damaged during pregnancy and delivery is pelvic floor muscle training, which involves repeated muscle ...
Mayumi Ikeda, Akiko Mori
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Comparative Effects of Clinical Pilates Training and Aerobic Exercise on Menopausal Symptoms, Quality of Life, Sleep and Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the effects of Clinical Pilates (CP) training and aerobic exercise (AE) on menopausal symptoms, depressive symptoms, quality of life (QoL), and sleep quality in postmenopausal women. Design Parallel‐group randomised controlled trial. Setting A Healthy Life Center in Bitlis, Turkey.
Başak Can, Serkan Usgu, Günseli Usgu
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the impact of weight loss and exercise on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) management

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Pelvic organ prolapse is a descent of pelvic organs such as the bladder, cervix, apex of the vagina, and rectum which create herniation and slide into the direction of the vagina entrance.
Bartosz Moskal, Małgorzata Maria Bednarczyk   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiences of Women and Clinicians During the Introduction of Uterine Transplantation to the UK: A Qualitative Case Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the experiences of women and clinicians during the introduction of uterine transplantation (UTx) to the UK. Design A qualitative study utilising prospective case study methodology (interviews and observations) over 6 years.
Daisy Elliott, Richard J. Smith, Maeve Coyle, Rhiannon Macefield, Saliha Vali, Anni King, Natalie Blencowe, Cynthia Ochieng, Christin Hoffmann, Isabel Quiroga, Ben P. Jones, Ariadne L'Heveder, Kerry N. L. Avery, Jane M. Blazeby   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Slow Transit Constipation: Pathophysiological Perspectives and Management Updates

Journal of Digestive Diseases, EarlyView.
Slow transit constipation (STC) is a complex neuromuscular disorder driven by interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) loss and enteric neuropathy. Diagnosis relies on objective transit testing while excluding pelvic floor dysfunction. Management follows a stepwise, phenotype‐driven approach, progressing from conventional laxatives to emerging targeted ...
Athanasios Syllaios, Stavros P. Papadakos, Alexandros Ioannou, Maximos Frountzas, Dimosthenis Michelakis, Dimitrios Patsouras, Spyridon Dritsas, Manousos‐Georgios Pramateftakis, Dimitrios Schizas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source