ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2018
Can maximal voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction reduce vaginal resting pressure and resting EMG activity?
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- A Single Session of Temporomandibular Joint Soft Tissue Therapy and Its Effect on Pelvic Floor Muscles Activity in Women-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Does Muscle Pain Induce Alterations in the Pelvic Floor Motor Unit Activity Properties in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome? A High-Density sEMG-Based Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Low-Dye Tape on Arch Height and Its Impact on the Medial Gastrocnemius Electromyographic Activity in Structurally Differentiable Foot Types: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The effect of pelvic floor muscle training in women with functional bladder outlet obstruction.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Article
- The Rolf Method of Structural Integration and Pelvic Floor Muscle Facilitation: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Interventional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Muscle Activity of the Triceps Surae With Novel Propulsion Heel-Lift Orthotics in Recreational Runners.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Effects of Novel Inverted Rocker Orthoses for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint on Gastrocnemius Muscle Electromyographic Activity during Running: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe purpose of the present study was to assess whether attempts at a maximal voluntary pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contraction can reduce vaginal resting pressure (VRP) and surface EMG activity in women with and without provoked vestibulodynia (PVD).
methodAn assessor blinded comparison study included 35 women with and 35 women without PVD. VRP and PFM strength were measured with a high precision pressure transducer connected to a vaginal balloon (Camtech AS, Sandvika Norway). PFM activity was measured before and after three MVCs with surface EMG (NeuroTrac ETS™; Verity Medical, Romsey, UK). Paired sample t test was used to analyze differences within groups and independent sample t test to analyze differences between groups. p value was set at <0.05.
resultsMean age of the participants was 24.3 years (SD 4.7) and mean BMI was 22.0 kg/m DISCUSSION: Young, nulliparous women with PVD had significantly lower vaginal resting pressure and sEMG activity after three maximum contractions of the PFM. The results indicate that attempts at voluntary maximal contractions may be investigated as a method of reducing PFM hypertonicity.
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