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Pelvic floor muscle function in the standing position in women with pelvic floor dysfunction

International Urogynecology Journal, 2021
Clinical assessment of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) in a standing position may provide a more valid representation of PFM function experienced by patients in daily life than assessment in the lying position. The primary aim of this study was to examine PFM function in a standing versus a lying position in parous women with any type of urinary ...
Helena Frawley, Helena Frawley, Helena Frawley, Sally Mastwyk, Jodie A. McClelland, Melinda Mary Cooper   +5 more
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Can you train the pelvic floor muscles by contracting other related muscles?

Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2019
The aim of this study is to assess whether contraction of muscles other than the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) would be of sufficient magnitude to provide a “training” effect for the pelvic floor.
J. Kruger, D. Budgett, Jonathan Goodman, K. Bø   +3 more
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Contribution of pelvic floor muscles to stiffness of the pelvic ring

Clinical Biomechanics, 2004
A biomechanical study in embalmed specimens, on the relation between applied tension in the pelvic floor muscles, stiffness of the pelvic ring and generation of movement in the sacroiliac joints.To gain insight into the effect of tension in the pelvic floor muscles on stiffness of the pelvic ring. Background.
Paul G.H. Mulder, Gilbert A Hoek van Dijke, Marcel van Gurp, Annelies Pool-Goudzwaard, Chris J. Snijders, Rob Stoeckart   +5 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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Pelvic floor muscle function in women presenting with pelvic floor disorders

International Urogynecology Journal, 2009
This observational study was undertaken to determine knowledge, prior instruction, frequency of performance, and ability to perform pelvic floor muscle exercises in a group of women presenting for evaluation of pelvic floor disorders.Three hundred twenty-five women presenting for evaluation of pelvic floor disorders were questioned concerning knowledge
Michael B. Noone, Denise M. Elser, Michael Moen, Brett J. Vassallo   +3 more
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The role of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of the pelvic floor muscles.

British Journal of Nursing, 2019
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a common problem, particularly for women. A weakness in the pelvic floor muscles can lead to one or more disorders developing, such as urinary incontinence or a pelvic organ prolapse.
Eleanor F Allon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What is the most effective verbal instruction for correctly contracting the pelvic floor muscles?

Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of four different verbal instructions in correctly contracting pelvic floor muscles (PFMs), examined as a displacement of the pelvic floor by transabdominal ultrasound.
Noa Ben Ami, G. Dar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spinal control of pelvic floor muscles

Experimental Neurology, 1985
A prevalent notion in the literature is that the pelvic floor muscles behave as a unitary mass. We examined this proposition experimentally. In spinal cats, we recorded EMG activity from the following pelvic floor muscles: the sphincter ani externus (SAE), the abductor caudae internus (coccygeus), and the levator ani (pubiocaudalis) muscles.
Pablo Pacheco, Bernardo Dubrovsky, Margarita Martínez-Gómez   +2 more
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Quantification of abdominal and pelvic floor muscle synergies in response to voluntary pelvic floor muscle contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2008
The relative levels of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) activation and pressure generated by maximum voluntary PFM contractions were investigated in healthy continent women. The normal sequence of abdominal and PFM activation was determined. Fifteen women performed single and repeated maximum voluntary PFM contractions in supine, sitting and standing.
Stéphanie J. Madill, Linda McLean
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction

Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery, 2008
AbstractPelvic floor muscle dysfunction is a problem that affects women of all ages. The disorder can present as chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, rectal pain, chronic constipation, lower back pain, and a wide array of other complaints.
Peter S. Finamore, Howard B. Goldstein, Kristene E. Whitmore   +2 more
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