Pelvic floor physical therapy in urogynecologic disorders

Current Women's Health Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 334-339

  Kotarinos, Rhonda K ^a  

^a R Kotarinos Physical Therapy Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER MUSCLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; ABDOMINAL WALL; CASE REPORT; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTRACTURE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 0141832683     PISSN: 15345874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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