The evolution of muscle spindles
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Muscle spindles are stretch‐sensitive mechanoreceptors found in the skeletal muscles of most four‐limbed vertebrates. They are unique amongst sensory receptors in the ability to regulate their sensitivity by contraction of the intrafusal muscle fibres on which the sensory endings lie.
Robert W. Banks, Uwe Proske
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The efficacy of botulinum toxin a injections in pelvic floor muscles in chronic pelvic pain patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Int Urogynecol J, 2022 Spruijt MA +4 more
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Mechanisms of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and the Effect on the Urethra during a Cough [PDF]
, 2009 Ruth Jones +5 more
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European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 25, Issue 8, August 2025.ABSTRACT More than half of female ball‐sport athletes experience urinary leakage including 60% of Australian rugby union players. Beyond urinary incontinence (UI), the prevalence and impact of other pelvic floor (PF) symptoms in elite female athletes remains largely unknown.
Jodie Dakic +5 more
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Absolute and Relative Reliability of the Assessment of the Muscle Mechanical Properties of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women with and without Urinary Incontinence. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel), 2021 Rodrigues-de-Souza DP +7 more
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Application of a new method in the study of pelvic floor muscle passive properties in continent women [PDF]
, 2009 Mélanie Morin +5 more
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International Journal of Cancer, Volume 157, Issue 3, Page 490-503, 1 August 2025.What's new? Women with metastatic breast cancer often experience non‐life‐threatening but unpleasant symptoms, including low sexual enjoyment and vaginal dryness, but these symptoms have not been well‐studied and treatments are lacking. Here, the authors conducted a large, multinational randomized controlled trial of exercise in women with metastatic ...
Martina E. Schmidt +33 more
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Do resistance exercises during biofeedback therapy enhance the anal sphincter and pelvic floor muscles in anal incontinence? [PDF]
Neurogastroenterol Motil, 2022 Tuttle LJ, Zifan A, Swartz J, Mittal RK.
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Protocol for Physiotherapy OR Tvt Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence [PDF]
, 2009 J. Labrie +4 more
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