ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
The Prognostic Value of the Surface Electromyographic Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.
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- Characterisation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Activation in Adults With Intellectual Disability Using Surface Electromyography: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in the Treatment of Female Myofascial Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Protocol for a Dual-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Immediate effect of acupuncture on pelvic floor muscles function for stress urinary incontinence in women: study protocol for a randomized and sham-controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Surface Electromyography Characteristics of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Healthy Women, Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia, and Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Pelvic floor muscle function differs between postmenopausal women with and without stress urinary incontinence: An experimental parallel-controlled study.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Article
- Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women-Preliminary Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multifunctional Evaluation Technology for Diagnosing Malfunctions of Regional Pelvic Floor Muscles Based on Stretchable Electrode Array Probe.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessment of the Elastographic and Electromyographic of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Postmenopausal Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence Symptoms.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of surface electromyography (sEMG) measurements to evaluate the bioelectrical activity of the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) during therapeutic intervention is now well established. This study investigates the diagnostic possibilities of sEMG in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The aim of this study was to carry out objective assessments of the bioelectrical activity of the PFM in women after menopause and determine the prognostic value of sEMG for assessing the PFM in patients with SUI.
methodsThis was a prospective, observational study that evaluated the bioelectrical activity of the PFM in postmenopausal women with or without SUI (SUI group,
resultsSignificantly lower results were obtained for all PFM measurements in women with SUI. The optimum diagnostic cutoff for "baseline" was 3.7 μV (area under curve (AUC), 0.63), "quick flicks" was 9.15 μV (AUC, 0.84), "contractions" was 11.33 μV (AUC, 0.80), "static hold" was 9.94 μV (AUC, 0.84), and "rest" was 3.89 μV (AUC, 0.63).
conclusionsMeasuring sEMG activity in the PFM may be a useful diagnostic tool to confirm the absence of SUI. We can expect that the sEMG activity of subjects with SUI will be lower than that of healthy people. In order to determine appropriate reference values for assessing sEMG activity data in the PFM, it is now necessary to conduct multicenter studies.
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