Do pelvic floor muscle exercises reduce postpartum anal incontinence? A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 686-694

  Johannessen, H H ^a   Wibe, A ^b,c   Stordahl, A ^a   Sandvik, L ^d   Morkved S ^b,c  

^a Østfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; pelvic floor muscle exercises; randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; NORWAY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANAL CANAL; INJURIES; KINESIOTHERAPY; LABOR COMPLICATION; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84973547814     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14145     Document Type: Article

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