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In vivo assessment of the elastic properties of women’s pelvic floor during pregnancy using shear wave elastography: design and protocol of the ELASTOPELV study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Animal studies have reported an increase in pelvic floor muscle stiffness during pregnancy, which might be a protective process against perineal trauma at delivery. Our main objective is to describe the changes in the elastic properties of the
Bertrand Gachon, Xavier Fritel, Fabrice Pierre, Antoine Nordez   +3 more
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DELIVERY AND PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION

İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021
Urinary incontinence, anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual dysfunction are included in the definition of pelvic floor dysfunction. Pregnancy and childbirth play a major role in the emergence of pelvic floor dysfunction, which is seen in 41%
Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji, Elif Zahide Çelebi, Nilgün Avcı   +2 more
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Two devices to facilitate the perception of pelvic floor muscle contraction in the sitting position in women with urinary incontinence: comparative analysis [PDF]

, 2022
Thais Naomi Sawada, Adriana Cláudia Lunardi, Daniela Fantin Carro, Débora Françòes Pôrto, Leda Tomiko Yamada da Silveira, Elizabeth Alves Gonçalves Ferreira   +5 more
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[Pelvic floor muscle training and pelvic floor disorders in women].

Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite, 2015
Our goal is to provide an update on the results of pelvic floor rehabilitation in the treatment of urinary incontinence and genital prolapse symptoms.Pelvic floor muscle training allows a reduction of urinary incontinence symptoms. Pelvic floor muscle contractions supervised by a healthcare professional allow cure in half cases of stress urinary ...
Thubert, Thibault, Bakker, Els, Fritel, Xavier   +2 more
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Vibrating vaginal balls to improve pelvic floor muscle performance in women after childbirth: Preliminary results (recruitment and survey) of a randomised controlled feasibility trial [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Vibrating vaginal pelvic floor training balls are available in Austria and Germany to enhance women’s pelvic floor muscles and thus prevent urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor problems following childbirth.
Hanzal, E., McCourt, C., Oblasser, C.
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Synergism between abdominal and pelvic floor muscles in healthy women: a systematic review of observational studies

Fisioterapia em Movimento
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 ...
Lia Ferla, Caroline Darski, Luciana Laureano Paiva, Graciele Sbruzzi, Adriane Vieira   +4 more
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Pelvic floor disorders in gynecological malignancies. An overlooked problem? [PDF]

, 2018
Cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vulvar, and vaginal cancers affect women of a broad age spectrum. Many of these women are still sexually active when their cancer is diagnosed.
Bodean, Oana M., Cirstoiu, Monica, Diaconu, Camelia C., Marcu, Radu D., Munteanu, Octavian, Socea, Bogdan, Spinu, Dan A., Taus, Nicoleta   +7 more
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A systematic review of randomised controlled trials on the effectiveness of exercise programs on lumbo pelvic pain among postnatal women [PDF]

, 2015
Background: A substantial number of women tend to be affected by Lumbo Pelvic Pain (LPP) following child birth. Physical exercise is indicated as a beneficial method to relieve LPP, but individual studies appear to suggest mixed findings about its ...
A Garshasbi, A Gutke, A Gutke, A Gutke, A Gutke, A Tanvi, A Vleeming, AB Granath, AG Cramp, B Stuge, B Stuge, C Richardson, CB Olsson, CB Olsson, CD Skaggs, CF Yan, CG Maher, DB Stapleton, E Kontopantelis, E Líndal, E Thorell, EC Larsen, EK Bjelland, HM McCormack, HS Robinson, HS Robinson, HY Chang, I Mogren, IM Mogren, J Walker, JM Kendall, JM Mens, JM Mens, K Björklund, K Gjestland, L Nilsson-Wikmar, L Nilsson‐Wikmar, L Norén, M Kumle, M Perry, MA Mohseni-Bandpei, Meei-Ling Gau, NA Al‐Sayegh, NC Foley, NK Vøllestad, NN Ansari, O Airaksinen, O Ayanniyi, Pei-Ching Tseng, S Chaudry, S Malmqvist, SA Olivo, Shuby Puthussery, SM Wang, WWK To, Y Ko, Yannis Pappas, YL Ko   +57 more
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Quantitative Evaluation of Female Pelvic Floor Muscle Biomechanics Using Ultrasound Elastography

IEEE Access, 2019
Female pelvic floor dysfunction is a common disease which has become one of the five common chronic diseases threatening women's health. As the supporting structures, pelvic floor muscle is critical to support the pelvic organs, maintain continence, and ...
Lixia Hu, Ling Li, Huifang Wang, Zuyue Bi, Xiao Zhang, Minhua Lu   +5 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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