Clarification and confirmation of the Knack maneuver: The effect of volitional pelvic floor muscle contraction to preempt expected stress incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 773-782

  Miller, Janis M ^a,b   Sampselle, Carolyn ^a   Ashton Miller, James ^c   Hong, Gwi Ryung Son ^d   DeLancey, John O L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kegel; Pelvic muscle education; Pelvicmuscle training; Pregnancy; Stressin continence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 42949150946     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0525-3     Document Type: Article

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