Management of stress urinary incontinence with surface electromyography- assisted biofeedback in women of reproductive age

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-142

  Rett, Mariana T ^a   Simoes, Jose A ^a   Herrmann, Viviane ^a   Pinto, Cristina L B ^a   Marques, Andrea A ^a   Morais, Sirlei S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIC FLOOR; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33846820478     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050318     Document Type: Article

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