Differences in muscle activation patterns during pelvic floor muscle contraction and Valsalva manouevre

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-155

  Thompson, Judith A ^a   O'Sullivan, Peter B ^a   Briffa, N Kathryn ^a   Neumann, Patricia ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Diaphragm; EMG; Intra abdominal pressure; Pelvic floor muscles; Ultrasound; Vaginal pressure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PELVIS FLOOR; THORAX WALL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PELVIC FLOOR; VAGINA; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 33644901329     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20203     Document Type: Article

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