Prospective trial of pelvic floor retraining in patients with fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 821-826

  Rieger, N A ^a   Wattchow, D A ^a   Sarre, R G ^a   Cooper, S J ^a   Rich, C A ^a   Saccone, G T P ^a   Schloithe, A C ^a   Toouli, J ^a   McCall, J L ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Incontinence; Pelvic floor retraining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030745964     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02055440     Document Type: Article

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