Peri-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes for women undergoing incontinence and or prolapse surgery: Results of a randomised controlled trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-303

  Jarvis, Sherin K ^a,b   Hallam, Taryn K ^a   Lujic, Sanja ^a   Abbott, Jason A ^a   Vancaillie, Thierry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Endo Gynaecology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Gynaecological surgery; Pelvic floor muscle exercises; Pelvic organ prolapse; Physiotherapy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 23744485383     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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