Efficacy of biofeedback, when included with pelvic floor muscle exercise treatment, for genuine stress incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-52

  Berghmans, L C M ^a,b   Frederiks, C M A ^b   De Bie, R A ^b   Weil, E H J ^a   Smeets, L W H ^a   Van Waalwijk Van Doom, E S C ^a   Janknegt, R A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biofeedback; exercise; pelvic muscle; physical therapy; physiotherapy; stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 0029927602     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6777(1996)15:1<37::AID-NAU4>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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