Muscular fatigue in the pelvic floor muscles after strenuous physical activity

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 870-876

  Ree, Marit Lindland ^a   Nygaard, Ingrid ^a   Bø, Kari ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise; Muscle fatigue; Pelvic floor muscle; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NULLIPARA; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRAINING; VAGINA;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PELVIC FLOOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 34447250303     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701417281     Document Type: Article

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