Rectal balloon training as add-on therapy to pelvic floor muscle training in adults with fecal incontinence: A randomized controlled trial

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-138

  Bols, Esther ^a   Berghmans, Bary ^a   De Bie, Rob ^a   Govaert, Bas ^a   Van Wunnik, Bart ^a   Heymans, Martijn ^b   Hendriks, Erik ^a   Baeten, Cor ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biofeedback; fecal incontinence; pelvic floor; physical therapy; Vaizey score

Indexed keywords

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECAL INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GLOBAL PERCEIVED EFFECT SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM BALLOON TRAINING; RECTUM DISTENSION; SCORING SYSTEM; VAIZEY SCORE;

AGED; BALLOON DILATION; EXERCISE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856214866     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21218     Document Type: Article

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