The pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Falah-Hassani, J Reeves, R Shiri, D Hickling… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis To evaluate the evidence for pathologies underlying stress
urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. Methods For the data sources, a structured search of …

Pain and motor control: from the laboratory to rehabilitation

PW Hodges - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Movement is changed in pain and is the target of clinical interventions. Yet the
understanding of the physiological basis for movement adaptation in pain remains limited …

An International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for pelvic floor muscle assessment

H Frawley, B Shelly, M Morin, S Bernard… - Neurourology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The terminology for female and male pelvic floor muscle (PFM) assessment has
expanded considerably since the first PFM function and dysfunction standardization of …

Stability, continence and breathing: the role of fascia following pregnancy and delivery

DG Lee, LJ Lee, L McLaughlin - Journal of bodywork and movement …, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

Predicting female pelvic tilt and lumbar angle using machine learning in case of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction

DA Abdel Hady, T Abd El-Hafeez - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any uncontrolled urine leakage. Pelvic floor muscles
(PFM) appear to be a crucial aspect of trunk and lumbo-pelvic stability, and UI is one …

Reconsideration of pelvic floor muscle training to prevent and treat incontinence after radical prostatectomy

PW Hodges, RE Stafford, L Hall, P Neumann… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urinary incontinence is common after radical prostatectomy. Pelvic floor muscle training
provides a plausible solution. Although early trials provided promising results, systematic …

Pelvic floor muscle assessment outcomes in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia and the impact of a physical therapy program

E Gentilcore-Saulnier, L McLean… - The journal of sexual …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Physical therapy (PT) may reduce the pain associated with provoked
vestibulodynia (PVD) based on previous findings that pelvic floor muscle dysfunction …

'The core': understanding it, and retraining its dysfunction

J Key - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of abdominal and pelvic floor tasks on muscle activity, abdominal pressure and bladder neck

B Junginger, K Baessler, R Sapsford… - International …, 2010 - Springer
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 …

Evidence for benefit of transversus abdominis training alone or in combination with pelvic floor muscle training to treat female urinary incontinence: a systematic …

K Bø, S Mørkved, H Frawley… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
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 …