Pelvic Floor - Physiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Protocol for Physiotherapy Or TVT Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence is a common condition affecting approximately 20% of adult women causing substantial individual (quality of life) and economic (119 million Euro/year spent on incontinence pads in the Netherlands) burden. ... Read more...

Developing a pelvic floor muscle training regimen for use in a trial intervention.

6 Jul 2009 This paper explains the rationale behind the intervention used for a large multi-centred randomised controlled trial for men following transurethral resection of prostate or radical prostatectomy. It shows the content of the protocol used and ... Read more...

The reliability of surface EMG recorded from the pelvic floor muscles.

15 Jun 2009 The neuromuscular function of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) is frequently evaluated using surface electrodes embedded on vaginal probes. The purpose of this study was to determine the between-trial and between-day reliability of EMG data recorded ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pelvic Floor - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Protocol for Physiotherapy Or TVT Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence. 30 Aug 2009
• Developing a pelvic floor muscle training regimen for use in a trial intervention. 6 Jul 2009
• The reliability of surface EMG recorded from the pelvic floor muscles. 15 Jun 2009
• Effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle training on labor and birth. 30 May 2009
• The influence of the material properties on the biomechanical behavior of the pelvic floor muscles during vaginal delivery. 15 Apr 2009
• Expression and function of 5-HT7 receptors in smooth muscle preparations from equine duodenum, ileum, and pelvic flexure. 9 Apr 2009
• Biomechanical analyses of the efficacy of patterns of maternal effort on second-stage progress. 30 Mar 2009
• Dynamics of female pelvic floor function using urodynamics, ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). 18 Mar 2009
• The influence of an occipito-posterior malposition on the biomechanical behavior of the pelvic floor. 7 Mar 2009
• The facilitatory effect of duloxetine combined with pelvic floor muscle training on the excitability of urethral sphincter motor neurons. 5 Mar 2009
• Randomized trial of circular muscle versus pelvic floor training for stress urinary incontinence in women. 27 Feb 2009
• A single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the LOXL1 gene and its relationship to pelvic organ prolapse and preterm premature rupture of membranes. 28 Jan 2009
• Temporal coordination of pelvic and perineal striated muscle activity during micturition in female rabbits. 18 Jan 2009
• Physical-based statistical shape modeling of the levator ani. 17 Jan 2009
• The effect of ankle position on pelvic floor muscle contraction activity in women. 16 Jan 2009
• A double-blind randomized controlled trial of electromagnetic stimulation of the pelvic floor vs sham therapy in the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence. 12 Jan 2009
• The postural response of the pelvic floor muscles during limb movements: a methodological electromyography study in parous women without lumbopelvic pain. 2009
• Measurement of pelvic floor function during physical activity: a feasibility study. 30 Dec 2008
• The physiology of continence and evacuation. 30 Dec 2008
• Retest reliability of surface electromyography on the pelvic floor muscles. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Pelvic Floor'

Definition: Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.

Descriptor UI: D017773

Alternative terms: Pelvic Floor; Floor, Pelvic;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; embryology; growth & development; injuries; innervation; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; surgery; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: A01.673.600; A02.633.567.050.750;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: NIM when merely locational