Question: Does pelvic floor muscle training reverse pelvic organ prolapse and improve symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation and blinded outcome assessment. Setting: A university hospital and physiotherapy clinic in Norway. Participants: Women with pelvic organ prolapse were included. Key exclusion criteria were pelvic organ ...

OBJECTIVE This retrospective research was planned to investigate the effect of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) type on sexual function, muscle strength, and pelvic floor symptoms in symptomatic women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on POP type and stages as assessed using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification system of 721 women who presented to the women's health unit between 2009 and 2016 were c...

Elective cesarean section at patient request is becoming common place. Women are requesting the intervention for preservation of the pelvic floor, but there is conflicting evidence to suggest that this mode of delivery has such benefits. The risks vs. benefits of both vaginal delivery and cesarean section need to be well understood before deciding on a surgical delivery. This review outlines th...

MRI has been used in the diagnostic evaluation of the pelvic floor dysfunctions. Static images show their morphology while dynamic images show the functional changes that occur on straining and contraction of the levator ani. With dynamic images, displacement of organs and pelvic floor muscles can be computed in three planes (axial, sagital and coronal) [1]. The purpose of this study is to comp...

Conclusion changes in the cardiovascular, hematologic, renal, and immunologic systems, and anatomic changes in the uterus and the growing fetus and placenta. There are also anatomic and physiologic changes in the lower genitourinary tract and pelvic floor support. The subsequent process of both labor and delivery also impart significant changes, especially to the pelvic floor support. To whom a...

Urinary incontinence is a common problem among adults and conservative management is recommended as the first-line treatment. Physical therapies, particularly pelvic floor muscle exercise, are the mainstay of such conservativemanagement. Thepurpose of this review is to summarise current literature and describe trends in the use of pelvic floormuscle exercise in themanagement of urinary incontin...

BACKGROUND/AIM Pelvic floor dysfunction is a frequent problem affecting more than 50% of women in peri- and postmenopause. Considering that ageing and menopause befall in the significant factors causing this issue, as well as the expected longevity of women in the world and in our country, pelvic floor dysfunction prevelence is foreseen to be even higher. The aim of the study was to evaluate im...

A relationship between sport or fitness activities and urinary incontinence (UI) previously has been described in women. We report our preliminary experience with the use of a complete pelvic floor rehabilitation program in three female athletes affected by UI. The athletes were submitted to a combined pelvic floor rehabilitation program, including biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation...

PURPOSE The effectiveness of manual physical therapy was evaluated in patients with interstitial cystitis and the urethral syndrome, that is urgency-frequency with or without pelvic pain. The rationale was based on the hypothesis that pelvic floor myofascial trigger points are not only a source of pain and voiding symptoms, but also a trigger for neurogenic bladder inflammation via antidromic r...