Direction sensitive sensor probe for the evaluation of voluntary and reflex pelvic floor contractions

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-391

  Constantinou, Christos E ^a   Omata, Sadao ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bladder; Continence; Physiotherapy; Urethra; Urinary; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; REFLEX; SENSOR; VAGINA; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; REFLEX; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA; VOLITION;

EID: 34248211682     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20263     Document Type: Article

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