Lumbopelvic dysfunction and stress urinary incontinence: A case report applying rehabilitative ultrasound imaging

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Painter, Elizabeth E ^a   Ogle, Melissa D ^a   Teyhen, Deydre S ^b  

^a US Gen Leonard Wood Army Hosp   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Pelvic floor muscles; Sonography; Spine; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547898372     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2538     Document Type: Article

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