Continence and Quality-of-Life Outcomes 6 Months Following an Intensive Pelvic-Floor Muscle Exercise Program for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Trial Comparing Low- and High-Frequency Maintenance Exercise
Open Access
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Physical Therapy
- Vol. 88 (12) , 1545-1553
Abstract
Background and Objectives. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercises to reduce female stress urinary incontinence (SUIKeywords
This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Adherence After 15 YearsObstetrics & Gynecology, 2005
- A randomized controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises to treat postnatal urinary incontinenceInternational Urogynecology Journal, 1998
- Conservative treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review of randomized clinical trialsBritish Journal of Urology, 1998
- Long-term effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise 5 years after cessation of organized trainingObstetrics & Gynecology, 1996
- Long-term Failure of Pelvic Floor Musculature Exercises in Treatment of Genuine Stress IncontinenceSouthern Medical Journal, 1995
- Long‐term Effect of Pelvic Floor Exercises on Female Urinary IncontinenceBritish Journal of Urology, 1991
- Testosterone, Cortisol, and Creatine Kinase Levels in Male Distance Runners During Reduced TrainingInternational Journal of Sports Medicine, 1990
- The effect of exercise on the circumvaginal muscles in postpartum womenJournal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1989
- Effect of Reduced Training Frequency on Muscular Strength*International Journal of Sports Medicine, 1988
- Compliance and exercise in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: A reviewPreventive Medicine, 1982