Improvement of continence rate with pelvic floor muscle training post-prostatectomy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-132

  Arroyo Fernández, Rubén ^a   García Hermoso, Antonio ^b   Solera Martínez, Montserrat ^c   Martín Correa, Ma Teresa ^a   Ferri Morales, Asunción ^c   Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente ^c  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Pelvic floor muscle training; Prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME BASED PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST GUIDED PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CONVALESCENCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ODDS RATIO; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84924146915     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000368618     Document Type: Review

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