Managing a patient's constipation with physical therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1511-1519

  Harrington, Kendra L ^a   Haskvitz, Esther M ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Russell Sage College   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Massage; Pelvic floor; Physical therapy techniques

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DIET; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MASSAGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33750571842     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050347     Document Type: Article

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