The short-term effects of physical therapy in different intensities of urodynamic stress incontinence

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Turkan, Akbayrak ^a   Inci, Yuksel ^a   Fazli, Demirturk ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interferential current; Kegel exercises; Urodynamic stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 11444260102     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081133     Document Type: Article

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