Pelvic floor muscle training for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1233-1239

  Stüpp, Liliana ^a   Magalhães Resende, Ana Paula ^a   Oliveira, Emerson ^a   Castro, Rodrigo Aquino ^a   Castello Girão, Manoel João Batista ^a   Ferreira Sartori, Marair Gracio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor muscle training; Pelvic organ prolapse; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 84855212513     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1428-x     Document Type: Article

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