Exercise adherence to pelvic floor muscle strengthening is not a significant predictor of symptom reduction for women with urinary incontinence

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1795-1800

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

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exercise; Pelvic floor; Rehabilitation; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MICTURITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84866349838     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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