Transcutaneous Mechanical Nerve Stimulation Using Perineal Vibration: A Novel Method for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2025-2028

  Sønksen, Jens ^a   Ohl, Dana A ^a   Bonde, Birthe ^a   Læssøe, Line ^a   McGuire, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

pelvic floor; physical stimulation; stress; urinary incontinence; vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CLITORIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

EID: 35048872184     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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