The floor plate is one of the major organizers of the developing nervous system through its secretion of sonic hedgehog (Shh). Although the floor plate is located within the neural tube, the derivation of the floor plate during development is still debatable and some studies suggest that floor plate cells are specified by Shh in a temporarily restricted window different to neuroepithelial cells...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare changes in the mobility of the pelvic floor muscle during the abdominal drawing-in maneuver, maximal expiration, and pelvic floor muscle maximal contraction. [Subjects] Thirty healthy adults participated in this study (15 men and 15 women). [Methods] All participants performed a bridge exercise and abdominal curl-up during the abdominal drawing...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To gain an in-depth understanding of women's experiences of performing pelvic floor muscle exercises for urinary incontinence and the impact on their sexuality. BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is not a life-threatening disorder; however, it has been shown to have detrimental effects on quality of life in terms of psychological, social and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic floor m...

The floor plate is situated at the ventral midline of the neural tube and is an important intermediate target for commissural axons. During elongation, these axons converge bilaterally on the ventral midline neural tube and after crossing the floor plate make an abrupt rostral turn. Ample evidence indicates that the initial projection of commissural axons to the floor plate is guided by a chemo...

Real world indoor environments are rich in planar surfaces. Floor detection or ground-plane detection is a crucial requirement for a robotic navigation task. Despite frequent successes in this area, problems with detection of navigable floor with multiple planar and non-planar slopes at multiple heights still exist. For robust and safe navigation, such small variations such as floor joins, carp...

background: dyssynergic defecation is a major cause of chronic functional constipation as a common digestive complaint. we clinically evaluated the effects of biofeedback therapy on the pelvic floor motion indices through magnetic resonance (mr) defecography, quality of life and depression in patients with dyssynergic defecation.   methods : in this clinical trial study, among patients referrin...

Start End Topic Speakers 14:00 14:05 Introduction to the Workshop  Sohier Suzy Elneil 14:05 14:25 Neurology of the bladder and the pelvic floor  Thomas Kessler 14:25 14:45 Bladder Symptoms in the Neurological Patient  Xavier Game 14:45 15:05 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Neurological Patient  Alex Digesu 15:05 15:20 Bladder and Pelvic Floor Assement in Neurogenic Bladder and Pelvic Floor ...

Potato waffles and baked beans for breakfast. A touch of salt and vinegar and I have a real treat on my hands., A slightly unusual breakfast, some might say, but then again, sometimes unusual is better than usual. Hmmmm ... Delicious! Four minutes later, no more waffles. It's as though they have disappeared. Born out of the freezer, they spent their short lives in my toaster. Both of them. I wo...