Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2021
Activation patterns of pelvic floor muscles in women with incontinence while running: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparisons of approaches to pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of minimalist shoes on pelvic floor activity in nulliparous women during running at different velocities: a randomized cross-over clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- The Pelvic Proprioceptive Test (PP-Test): A Novel Pelvic Floor Evaluation in Female Athletes - A Reliability and Observational Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2025Observational
- Pelvic Floor Health and Urinary Incontinence in Female Soccer Players: A Comparative Analysis Between Professionals and Physically Active Women: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Protocol.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Intravaginal devices for running-induced urinary incontinence symptoms in females: a study protocol.BJU international · 2025Article
- Pelvic compression garments alter running biomechanics, perceived support, and fear of symptoms in postpartum women with pelvic floor dysfunction: preliminary observations from an exploratory, randomised, repeated-measures crossover design.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Intervention effects maintenance: 6-month randomized controlled trial follow-up of standard and reflexive pelvic floor muscle training.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- The influence of one-time biofeedback electromyography session on the firing order in the pelvic floor muscle contraction in pregnant woman-A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Gestational diabetes is associated with alteration on pelvic floor muscle activation pattern during pregnancy and postpartum: Prospective cohort using electromyography assessment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisRunning is known to cause urinary leakage in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Task-specific fiber-type recruitment while running can be estimated using wavelets. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a new physiotherapy program including involuntary, reflexive training with a standard physiotherapy program on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) activation patterns and fiber-type recruitment behavior while running.
methodsIn this triple-blinded randomized controlled trial, women with SUI were randomly allocated to the control group (CON), which performed a standard physiotherapy program, or the experimental group (EXP), which received additional involuntary, reflexive training. PFM electromyography (EMG) was recorded during 10 s at three running speeds and analyzed using Morse wavelets. The relative distribution of power (%) over the frequencies from 20 to 200 Hz was extracted and analyzed within six-time intervals of 30 ms. Statistical nonparametric mapping was performed to identify power spectra differences.
resultsThirty-nine (CON) and 38 (EXP) women were included. The power spectra showed no statistically significant group differences. The time intervals from 30 ms before to 30 ms after initial contact showed significantly lower intensities than the intervals from 30 to 150 ms after initial contact in the lowest and higher intensities in the highest frequencies for all running speeds and both groups.
conclusionsPower spectra shifts toward higher frequency bands in the pre-initial contact phase could indicate a feed-forward anticipation and a muscle tuning for the expected impact of initial contact event in order to maintain continence.
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