Blar i Brage NIH på forfatter "Hilde, Gunvor"
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Can the Paula method facilitate co-contraction of the pelvic floor muscles?: a 4D ultrasound study
Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11-23)Introduction and hypothesis: The aim was to compare constriction of the levator hiatus (LH) and reduction of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) length during instruction of the Paula method (contraction of ring musculature of ... -
Change in prevalence of major levator ani muscle defects from six weeks to one year postpartum, and maternal and obstetric risk factors : a longitudinal ultrasound study
Halle, Tuva Kristine Toresdatter; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström; Siafarikas, Franziska (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: The present study aimed first to investigate the change in prevalence of major levator ani muscle (LAM) defects, also called avulsions, from 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum, and second to assess maternal and ... -
Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain
Sperstad, Jorun Bakken; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Ellström-Engh, Marie; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-20)Background/aim: Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of the condition. The ... -
Does it work in the long term?: A systematic review on pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence
Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-27)There is level 1, grade A evidence that pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is effective in treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), but long-term outcome has been questioned. The aim of this systematic review was ... -
Dyspareunia and pelvic floor muscle function before and during pregnancy and after childbirth
Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Ellstrøm Engh, Marie; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-01)Introduction and hypothesis: There is limited knowledge on dyspareunia during pregnancy and postpartum and the role of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) in women with dyspareunia. Aims of the study were to investigate the ... -
Effect of a postpartum training program on the prevalence of diastasis recti abdominis in postpartum primiparous women: A randomized controlled trial
Gluppe, Sandra L.; Hilde, Gunvor; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Engh, Marie Ellström; Bø, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: Diastasis recti abdominis affects a significant number of women during the prenatal and postnatal period. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effect of a postpartum training program on the prevalence ... -
Exercise in pregnancy: an association with placental weight
Hilde, Gunvor; Esklid, Anne; Owe, Katrine Mari; Bø, Kari; Bjelland, Elisabeth K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-22)Background: Women with high levels of physical exercise have increased demand for oxygen and nutrients. Thus, in pregnancies of women with high levels of exercise it is conceivable that the supply of oxygen and nutrients ... -
Pelvic floor muscle function in pregnancy and after childbirth and the effect of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in women with or without major defects of the levator ani muscle
Hilde, Gunvor (Doctoral thesis, 2014)Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is highly prevalent in the female population and strongly associated with pregnancy and childbirth. The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) play an important role in pelvic organ support and ... -
Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training, levator ani avulsion and levator hiatus area: A randomized trial
Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Bø, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis: Vaginal delivery may lead to tearing of the levator ani (LA) muscle from its bony insertions (complete LA avulsion) and increased levator hiatus (LH) area, both risk factors for pelvic floor ... -
Recovery of pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance 6 and 12 months postpartum in primiparous women: A prospective cohort study
Bø, Kari; Næss, Karoline; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Anna Marie Ellström; Hilde, Gunvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction and hypothesis: To date there has been scant knowledge on the natural recovery of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) after childbirth. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether PFM variables at 6 ... -
Regular Exercisers Have Stronger Pelvic Floor Muscles than Non-Regular Exercisers at Midpregnancy
Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström; Hilde, Gunvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Today, all healthy pregnant women are encouraged to be physically active throughout pregnancy, with recommendations to participate in at least 30 min of aerobic activity on most days of the week, in addition ... -
The pelvic floor during pregnancy and after childbirth, and the effect of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence - a literature review
Hilde, Gunvor; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Pregnancy and especially vaginal childbirth are risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunctions such as urinary incontinence (UI). The aim of this literature review was to give an overview of how the pelvic floor may be ... -
Too tight to give birth?: assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in 277 nulliparous pregnant women
Bø, Kari; Hilde, Gunvor; Jensen, Jette Stær; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellstrøm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-08)Introduction and hypothesis: Theoretically, tight or strong pelvic floor muscles may impair the progress of labor and lead to instrumental deliveries. We aimed to investigate whether vaginal resting pressure, pelvic floor ...