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Use of mobile fitness app to improve pelvic floor muscle training in puerperal women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial

Health Informatics Journal
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the risk factors for postpartum urinary incontinence. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) improves pelvic floor dysfunction in puerperal women, but patient compliance is low.
Xiaocheng He, Yaping Xie, Baoyuan Xie, Meijing Zhao, Honghui Zhang, Xiaoshan Zhao, Huifen Zhao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inter‐rater agreement of the canine modified Ashworth scale for assessment of limb tone in dogs presenting with acute myelopathic signs

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the inter‐rater reliability of a canine adaptation of the modified Ashworth scale (CaMAS) for the assessment of muscle tone in dogs. Methods Dogs presented to the neurology service of a single referral centre between November 2023 and October 2024 underwent a muscle tone evaluation by two independent ...
Albert Aguilera‐Padros, Joao M. De Frias, Megan Madden, Ana Oliveira, Callum Atkins, Ivona Orgonikova, Aran Nagendran   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

The Role of Vaginal Oestrogen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Does It Have Any Impact on Perioperative Outcomes? A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to 50% of postmenopausal women, negatively impacting sexual function and quality of life. While surgery remains the primary treatment, increasing attention has been given to perioperative vaginal oestrogen therapy and its potential impact on surgical outcomes.
Gilda Sicilia, Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Maurizio Nicola D'Alterio, Stefania Saponara, Francesco Scicchitano, Anna Maria Fulghesu, Rossella E. Nappi, Stefano Angioni   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

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

Preoperative pelvic floor muscle diameter as a predictor of postoperative urinary incontinence in robotic‐assisted laparoscopic total prostatectomy

BJUI Compass
Objective To assess the impact of preoperative pelvic floor muscle thickness on the early recovery of urinary continence following robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
Sho Hashimoto, Daisuke Obinata, Hideaki Uchida, Shigeyuki Arakawa, Yuki Inagaki, Ken Nakahara, Tsuyoshi Yoshizawa, Junichi Mochida, Kenya Yamaguchi, Satoru Takahashi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction of a postpartum pelvic floor rehabilitation exercise programme based on the Delphi method

Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine
Background Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) affects women’s health and quality of life seriously. Postpartum is a crucial stage and ideal opportunity for the prevention and treatment of PFD diseases.
Yang Yang, Hongmei Zhu, Xiaowei Li, Xiaodan Li, Ying Zhao, Jingjing Gong, Yiqian Chen, Xiao-Ting Wei, Lian-Hua Bai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Pessary Insertion on Pelvic Anatomy: A Prospective Observational Study Using Upright MRI

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the anatomical effect of pessaries in the upright position in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Design Prospective observational cohort study. Setting Outpatient clinic of our gynaecology department. Population Fifteen POP patients with successful ring‐shaped pessary use.
Annemarie van der Steen, Jaimy A. Simmering, Manon Perik, Frank F. J. Simonis, Frieda van den Noort, Anique T. M. Grob   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergism between abdominal and pelvic floor muscles in healthy women: a systematic review of observational studies [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: The training of the pelvic floor muscles is widely used for treating pelvic floor dysfunctions, like urinary incontinence. During the training, abdominal contractions are avoided; however several studies support the use of the synergy ...
Darski, Caroline, Ferla, Lia, Vieira, Adriane, Sbruzzi, Graciele, Laureano Paiva, Luciana   +4 more
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