Levator ani muscle activity in pregnancy and the postpartum period: A myoelectric study

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-132

  Shafik, A ^a,c   El Sibai, O ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electric waves; Levator dysfunction; Pelvic floor; Primi multigravida; Squeeze; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PUERPERIUM; RECUMBENCY; REST; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033869827     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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