Pelvic floor muscle exercise for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: II. Validity of vaginal pressure measurements of pelvic floor muscle strength and the necessity of supplementary methods for control of correct contraction

The present investigation comprises three methodological studies concerning vaginal pressure measurements of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength. Vaginal pressure was measured by a balloon (6.7 ± 1.7 cm) connected by a catheter to a pressure transducer. The balloon was placed with the middle of the b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurourology and urodynamics 1990, Vol.9 (5), p.479-487
Hauptverfasser:	Bø, Kari, Kvarstein, Bernt, Hagen, Rolf R., Larsen, Stig
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	pelvic fluor muscles pressure transducer vaginal pressure
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