Browsing Brage NIH by Journals "Neurourology and Urodynamics"
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Can you breathe yourself to a better pelvic floor?: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: Some authors suggest that breathing exercises should be recommended instead of or in combination with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to prevent and treat urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse ... -
Does it work in the long term?: A systematic review on pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence
(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 ... -
Evidence for benefit of transversus abdominis training alone or in combination with pelvic floor muscle training to treat female urinary incontinence: A systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-03)Aims: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) has Level A evidence to treat female urinary incontinence (UI). Recently, indirect training of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) via the transversus abdominis muscle (TrA) has been ... -
Pelvic floor muscle function after grade II tears: Surface electromyography test: Retest and differences between nulliparous and primiparous
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Vaginal birth is a risk factor for weakening of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and development of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). Perineal tears may decrease PFM function. PFM tone can be assessed with surface ... -
Test-retest reliability of pelvic floor muscle contraction measured by 4D ultrasound
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-17)Aims: The aim of the present study was to evaluate test-retest measurements of functional aspects of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contraction using four dimensional (4D) ultrasound. Methods: Seventeen females preformed three ...