Long-term effects of pelvic floor muscle training with vaginal cone in post-menopausal women with urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-52

  Pereira, Vanessa Santos ^a   De Melo, Mariana Vieira ^a   Correia, Grasiéla Nascimento ^a   Driusso, Patricia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

conservative treatment; female urinary incontinence; pelvic floor muscle training; vaginal cones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL CONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTMENOPAUSE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84871381194     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.22271     Document Type: Article

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