Effect of pelvic-floor muscle strengthening on bladder neck mobility: A clinical trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1030-1038

  Hung, Hsiu Chuan ^a   Hsiao, Sheng Mou ^b   Chih, Shu Yun ^c   Lin, Ho Hsiung ^d   Tsauo, Jau Yih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELASTICITY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PELVIC FLOOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 80053116971     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100186     Document Type: Article

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