Biofeedback therapy is an instrument-based learning process centered on operant conditioning. The goal of biofeedback therapy in defecatory disorders is to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, retrain rectal sensation and coordinate pelvic floor muscles during evacuation. Biofeedback therapy, in a broader sense, includes education, counseling, and diaphragmatic muscle training as well as exerci...

The pelvic floor is a complex network formed by deep and superficial muscle structures, the vaginal wall fascia that provides support to organs maintains continence. Changes in urinary muscular system during pregnancy cause dysfunction stress incontinence (SUI). By strengthening these muscles, symptoms of can be alleviated. aim this paper prove effectiveness exercises prevention treatment pregn...

Dilator stretching is often a frequent part of treatment for multiple disorders involving the pelvic floor muscles and it unknown what time duration dilator use until patient goals are achieved. This paper looks at studies vaginal dilators with diagnoses vaginismus, dyspareunia, pain to begin answer question. It was determined recommendations given UIHC physical therapy patients these change in...

1Visiting Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, north Polytechnic institute of Health, ceSPU-gandra (Portugal). 2PhD student at the research centre in Physical activity, Health and leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (Portugal); Visiting Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, north Polytechnic institute of Health, ceSPU-gandra (Portugal). 3associate Professor, Department of Physio...

The pelvic floor gives support to the organs in the abdominal cavity. Using the dataset made public in (Janda et al. J. Biomech. (2003) 36(6), pp. 749-757), we have reconstructed the geometry of one of the most important parts of the pelvic floor, the levator ani, using NURB surfaces. Once the surface is triangulated, the corresponding mesh is used in a finite element analysis with shell elemen...

Excretory and reproductive functions are underlaid by autonomicand somatic-neural control that regulates the pelvic and the perineal structures in mammals. Viscera and striated and smooth muscles are involved in complex and multiple reflexes occurring in the pelvic cavity (Komisaruk and Sansone, 2003; Pacheco et al., 1989; Thor and de Groat, 2010). In women, this region must accommodate the gro...