A randomized physiotherapy trial in patients with fecal incontinence: Design of the PhysioFIT-study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bols, Esther M J ^a   Berghmans, Bary C M ^b   Hendriks, Erik J M ^a   De Bie, Rob A ^a   Melenhorst, Jarno ^b   Van Gemert, Wim G ^b   Baeten, Cor G M I ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38949117069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-355     Document Type: Article

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