Effect of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy and after childbirth on prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence: A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 299-310

  Mørkved, Siv ^a,b   Bø, Kari ^c  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84893440342     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091758     Document Type: Review

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