Review of Anatomy, Evaluation, and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pelvic Floor Pain in Women

PM and R

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-358

  Prather, Heidi ^a   Dugan, Sheila ^b   Fitzgerald, Colleen ^c   Hunt, Devyani ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 64349089296     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.01.003     Document Type: Review

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