A pilot study on the use of acupuncture or pelvic floor muscle training for mixed urinary incontinence

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-13

  Solberg, Mona ^a   Alræk, Terje ^b,c   Mdala, Ibrahimu ^a   Klovning, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; PELVIC FLOOR; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84957843829     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2015-010828     Document Type: Article

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