Pelvic floor muscle function in continent and stress urinary incontinent women using dynamometric measurements

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 668-674

  Morin, Mélanie ^a,b   Bourbonnais, D ^a,b   Gravel, D ^a,b   Dumoulin, C ^a,b   Lemieux, M C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^c MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Endurance; Muscle strength; Passive force; Pelvic floor musculature; Speed of contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FORCE; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VAGINA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PRESSURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 4744360935     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20069     Document Type: Article

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