Evaluation of pelvic floor muscle function in a random group of adult women in Austria

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Talasz, Helena ^a   Himmer Perschak, G ^c   Marth, E ^b   Fischer Colbrie, J ^c   Hoefner, E ^a   Lechleitner, M ^a  

^a Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Digital intravaginal palpation; Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function; Voluntary and involuntary contraction of pelvic floor muscles (PFM)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BODY MASS; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPINE POSITION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 36649024096     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0404-y     Document Type: Article

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