Impact of pelvic floor muscle training on the quality of life in women with urinary incontinence

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-159

  Fitz, Fátima Faní ^a   Costa, Thaís Fonseca ^a   Yamamoto, Deborah Mari ^a   Resende, Ana Paula Magalhães ^a   Stüpp, Liliana ^a   Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira ^a   Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello ^a   Castro, Rodrigo Aquino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor; Physical therapy modalities; Quality of life; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84861320262     PISSN: 01044230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0104-4230(12)70175-6     Document Type: Article

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