Sitting posture affects pelvic floor muscle activity in parous women: An observational study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Sapsford, Ruth R ^a,b   Richardson, Carolyn A ^a   Stanton, Warren R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Mater Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; EMG; Pelvic floor muscles; Physical therapy modalities; Sitting

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIMIPARA; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33748483873     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(06)70031-9     Document Type: Article

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