The pelvic floor. A clinical model for function and rehabilitation

Physiotherapy

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 620-630

  Sapsford, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Automatic function; Dysfunction; Pelvic floor muscles; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODEL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035212307     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61107-8     Document Type: Article

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