Voluntary control over pelvic floor muscles in women with and without vaginistic reactions

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 230-236

  Van der Velde, J ^a   Everaerd, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperactivity; Pelvic floor; Vaginismus; Voluntary control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA; VAGINISM;

EID: 0032766472     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920050051     Document Type: Article

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