ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2018
Assessing exercises recommended for women at risk of pelvic floor disorders using multivariate statistical techniques.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Technologies for Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Functionality: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Measurement and Interpretation of Intra-Abdominal Pressure During Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Does a Linear Array of Pressure Sensors Placed within the Vagina Really Measure the Ability of the Pelvic Floor to Respond to Increases in Intra-abdominal Pressure During High-Impact Activities?International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Quality of life and its associated factors among women with pelvic organ prolapse who attend gynecology clinics Southern Ethiopia 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of pelvic floor disorders and the associated quality of life among institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly women: A cross-sectional study.Current urology · 2023Article
- Strenuous physical activity, exercise, and pelvic organ prolapse: a narrative scoping review.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Functional Exercise Versus Specific Pelvic Floor Exercise: Observational Pilot Study in Female University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The effect of modified Pilates-based positions on pelvic floor electromyographic (EMG) activity; a pilot study.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Intra-abdominal Pressure and Pelvic Floor Health: Should We Be Thinking About This Relationship Differently?Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
- Is Physical Activity Good or Bad for the Female Pelvic Floor? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThere is a widely held, but untested, belief that certain exercises and activities generate intraabdominal pressure (IAP) that may compromise the function of the pelvic floor muscles. Women with, or at risk of, pelvic floor disorders are advised therefore to refrain from these exercises and activities in order to theoretically protect their pelvic floor. The aim of this study was to compare IAPs generated during exercises of different types that are recommended to women as pelvic floor "safe" with those generated during the corresponding conventional exercises that women are typically cautioned against.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional cohort study. All participants were guided by a trained exercise practitioner through a series of ten exercise pairs, one version recommended to women as pelvic floor "safe" and one conventional version which women are cautioned against. IAP components were extracted from the pressure traces from a wireless intravaginal pressure sensor and used in multivariate linear regression modelling, canonical discriminant analysis, and linear mixed modelling.
resultsA total of 53 participants were recruited. After adjusting for age, body mass index and parity, there was an exercise type-version effect (p < 0.01). After taking into account all pressure components of the IAP trace, there was a significant difference in IAP between the recommended and discouraged versions of the same exercise for five of the ten exercise types. Coughing and the Valsalva manoeuvre generated IAPs that were distinct from those generated by the exercises.
conclusionsNo differences in IAPs were found between the recommended and discouraged versions of the same exercise for all exercise types. In particular, the IAPs generated during the two versions of ball rotations, lunges, core, push-ups and squats did not differ significantly. Performing the recommended pelvic floor "safe" version instead of the discouraged conventional version of these exercises may not necessarily protect the pelvic floor and vice versa.
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