Pelvic floor muscle training is effective in women with urinary incontinence after stroke: A randomised, controlled and blinded study

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-357

  Tibaek, Sigrid ^a,c   Gard, Gunvor ^b   Jensen, Rigmor ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor muscle training; Physical therapy; Stroke; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION;

EID: 21744446092     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20134     Document Type: Article

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