Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PRPGP) has a prevalence of approximately 45%
during pregnancy and 20–25% in the early postpartum period. Most women become pain …

Urinary incontinence is common after radical prostatectomy. Pelvic floor muscle training
provides a plausible solution. Although early trials provided promising results, systematic …

Introduction Physical therapy (PT) may reduce the pain associated with provoked
vestibulodynia (PVD) based on previous findings that pelvic floor muscle dysfunction …

Summary “Core stability training” is popular in both the therapeutic and fitness industries but
what is actually meant and understood by this concept? And does everyone need the same …

Introduction and hypothesis Although the bladder neck is elevated during a pelvic floor
muscle (PFM) contraction, it descends during straining. This study aimed to investigate the …

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 …

The neuromuscular function of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) is frequently evaluated using
surface electrodes embedded on vaginal probes. The purpose of this study was to …

This study was undertaken to determine the effect of changing standing lumbopelvic posture
on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) activation amplitude and timing and the resultant vaginal …

Aims A better understanding of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) activation and strength
components is a prerequisite to get better insight in PFM contraction mechanisms and …

This commentary provides an overview of the current concepts and evidence related to
rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of pelvic floor (levator ani) function. As this is an emerging …