Biofeedback for fecal incontinence: A randomized study comparing exercise regimens

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 846-856

  Bartlett, Lynne ^a   Sloots, Kathryn ^b   Nowak, Madeleine ^a   Ho, Yik Hong ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Exercise compliance; Fecal incontinence; Pelvic floor exercises; Quality of life; Randomized clinical study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA FECAL INCONTINENCE SCORE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FECAL INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE SURVEY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUSTAINED SUBMAXIMAL ANAL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051553282     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3182148fef     Document Type: Article

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