Women’s Experience Receiving OT for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Case Series
نویسندگان
چکیده
Abstract Date Presented 04/22/2023 This study is a qualitative, retrospective case series used to provide description of the experience women who received OT for pelvic floor health conditions. changed course women’s journey with health, experienced relief through discovering OT, and occupation-based therapy empowered be experts on their own bodies. research important in advocating supporting OT’s role health. Primary Author Speaker: Johanna R. Schmitz Additional Authors Speakers: Kelsey Mathias Contributing Authors: Hannah Schoener, Karen Atler, Christine A. Fruhauf, Delaney Pearce, Arlene Schmid
منابع مشابه
Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation: A Standardized Protocol for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Introduction. Pelvic floor dysfunction syndromes present with voiding, sexual, and anorectal disturbances, which may be associated with one another, resulting in complex presentation. Thus, an integrated diagnosis and management approach may be required. Pelvic muscle rehabilitation (PMR) is a noninvasive modality involving cognitive reeducation, modification, and retraining of the pelvic floor...
متن کاملPelvic floor exercises for erectile dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE To examine the role of pelvic floor exercises as a way of restoring erectile function in men with erectile dysfunction. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 55 men aged > 20 years who had experienced erectile dysfunction for > or = 6 months were recruited for a randomized controlled study with a cross-over arm. The men were treated with either pelvic floor muscle exercises (taught by a phys...
متن کاملUltrasound for Women’s Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
In the past, clinicians managing female pelvic floor disorders focused on functional assessment using urodynamics studies and urethral pressure profilometry. Anatomical assessment was made by clinical examination alone. Under special conditions when an imaging technique for anatomical assessment of the female pelvic floor disorder is perceived necessary, contrast X-ray techniques is used.1,2 Th...
متن کاملA Novel Cystometric Model of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction After Rabbit Pelvic Floor Noxious Electrical Stimulation.
OBJECTIVES Although a relationship between pelvic floor dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms is described in the literature, the mechanism and pathways need further characterization. We developed an animal model of pelvic floor dysfunction after noxious stimulation of the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle. METHODS Fifteen female adult rabbits were evaluated with cystometry (CMG) and electromy...
متن کاملChild birth, pregnancy and pelvic floor dysfunction.
INTRODUCTION To determine the prevalence of incontinence and its relation to various factors like age, parity, mode of delivery and birth weight. METHODS After informed consent, a questionnaire was filled by a trained interviewer. RESULTS The prevalence of incontinence was 18.6%. Incontinence was reported in 12.5% of primis as compared to 26.4% in multis. The incidence of incontinence rose ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1943-7676', '0272-9490']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.77s2-po310