Pelvic floor exercise for urinary incontinence: A systematic literature review

Maturitas

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Price, Natalia ^a   Dawood, Rehana ^a   Jackson, Simon R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Overactive bladder syndrome; Pelvic floor exercise; Pelvic floor muscle training; Urge incontinence; Urinary incontinence; Urinary stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; DEVICE; DEVICE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL CONE;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 78649526573     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.08.004     Document Type: Review

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