ArticleBioMed research international2013
The evaluation of bioelectrical activity of pelvic floor muscles depending on probe location: a pilot study.
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- Six-Week Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity (sEMG) Training in Pregnant Women as Prevention of Stress Urinary Incontinence.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- High-Low Impact Exercise Program Including Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Improves Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Healthy Pregnant Women - A Randomized Control Trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- Assessment of bioelectrical activity of synergistic muscles during pelvic floor muscles activation in postmenopausal women with and without stress urinary incontinence: a preliminary observational study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2015Observational
- Impact of different body positions on bioelectrical activity of the pelvic floor muscles in nulliparous continent women.BioMed research international · 2015Article
- Efficacy of physiotherapy for urinary incontinence following prostate cancer surgery.BioMed research international · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe main objective was to determine how the depth of probe placement affects functional and resting bioelectrical activity of the PFM and whether the recorded signal might be dependent on the direction in which the probe is rotated.
participantsThe study comprised of healthy, nulliparous women between the ages of 21 and 25. OUTCOME MEASURES: Bioelectric activity of the PFM was recorded from four locations of the vagina by surface EMG and vaginal probe.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences between the results during functional sEMG activity. During resting sEMG activity, the highest bioelectrical activity of the PFM was observed in the L1 and the lowest in the L4 and a statistically significant difference between the highest and the lowest results of resting sEMG activity was observed (P = 0.0043).
conclusionDifferent electrodes placement during functional contraction of PFM does not affect the obtained results in sEMG evaluation. In order to diagnose the highest resting activity of PFM the recording plates should be placed toward the anterior vaginal wall and distally from the introitus. However, all of the PFM have similar bioelectrical activity and it seems that these muscles could be treated as a single muscle.
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