Use of transabdominal ultrasound imaging in retraining the pelvic-floor muscles of a woman postpartum

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1208-1217

  Ariail, Allison ^a   Sears, Trace ^b   Hampton, Elizabeth ^c  

^a United General Hospital   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Core Therapeutics Physical Therapy and Pilates Studio ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PUERPERIUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 53849124360     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070330     Document Type: Article

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