OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to develop a model of the female pelvic floor to study levator stretch during simulated childbirth. STUDY DESIGN Magnetic resonance data from an asymptomatic nulligravida were segmented into pelvic muscles and bones to create a simulation model. Stiffness estimates of lateral and anteroposterior levator attachments were varied to estimate the impact on...

INTRODUCTION The human pelvic floor is a complex structure and pelvic floor dysfunction is seen frequently in females. MATERIALS AND METHODS This review focuses on the surgical reconstruction of the pelvic floor employing recent findings on functional anatomy. A selective literature research was performed by the authors. RESULTS Pelvic floor activity is regulated by 3 main muscular forces t...

EMG and radiological data suggest a striated muscle sphincteric mechanism 1 acting during fecal continence control. Though puborectalis and external anal sphincter muscles have been demonstrated to contract during effort,2 the role of the other pelvic floor muscles has not been elucidated. The mechanism of defecation is also poorly understood. According to one description 1 feces enter the anal...

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between displacement of pelvic floor landmarks observed with transperineal ultrasound imaging and electromyography of the muscles hypothesised to cause the displacements. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three healthy men participated in this study, which included ultrasound imaging of the mid-urethra, urethra-vesical junction, ano-rectal junction and bulb of the ...

Training to contract the abdominal muscles effectively and to relax the pelvic floor during defecation straining helps some patients with severe constipation. Hitherto all such training has used a visible or audible signal of sphincter muscle activity as a biofeedback method to assist in relaxation. A randomised controlled trial comparing the outcome of muscular training without any biofeedback...

The main objective of the study was to model the electromyographic (EMG) responses for 10 trunk muscles in manual-lifting tasks using the fuzzy relational rule network (FRRN). The FRRN utilized trunk-related variables, including sagittal and lateral trunk moments, pelvic tilt and pelvic rotation angles, and sagittal, lateral, and twist trunk angles as model inputs. The EMG data for model traini...

The menopause is reached by females between the ages of 40 and 60. Menopause causes body to go through a lot changes. It frequently goes along with changes in how female pelvic floor functions. distresses associated are minimized altering routine adopting healthier diet exercise regimen. Yoga may have an impact on heart core muscles, according evidence. study's objective was determine yoga affe...