ArticleBMC women's health2020
Reliability and validity of pelvic floor muscle strength assessment using the MizCure perineometer.
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Feasibility study of tele-rehabilitation in women with stress urinary incontinence
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Common Errors Made by Women During Three Different Methods of Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction Training: By Verbal Education vs. Vaginal PalpationTraining vs. Perineometer Training.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Resource for Assessing the Rest and Activation of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of biophotonics · 2026Article
- Impact of childbirth mode and interaction of multiple factors on pelvic floor function: a comprehensive analysis of postpartum muscle strength indicators.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Assessment of Female Pelvic Floor Muscles: An Integrative Review.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Polycaprolactone-based shape memory foams as self-fitting vaginal stents.Acta biomaterialia · 2024Article
- Pelvic floor muscle function in the standing position in women with pelvic floor dysfunction.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Effect of monopolar capacitive resistive radiofrequency in treating stress urinary incontinence: A pilot randomized control trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to clarify the reliability and validity of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength assessment using the MizCure perineometer in healthy women.
methodsTwenty healthy women (age 20-45 years) participated in this study. The vaginal pressure measured using the MizCure and validated Peritron perineometers were repeated during PFM contraction in the supine and standing positions. All women were evaluated twice by examiners 1 and 2. Following the measurements in the first session (Test 1), they were repeated after an interval of between 2 and 6 weeks (Test 2). Within- and between-session intra- and inter-rater reliabilities in vaginal pressure were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) (1, 1) and (2, 1), respectively. Validity was assessed by Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient and Spearman's rank correlation analysis.
resultsWithin-session intra-rater reliabilities for both examiners 1 and 2 for all vaginal pressures in Tests 1 and 2 were 0.90-0.96 for both perineometers. Between-session intra-rater reliability for the MizCure was 0.72-0.79 for both positions for examiner 1, and 0.63 in the supine position and 0.80 in the standing position for examiner 2. Inter-rater reliability for Test 1 was 0.91 in the supine position and 0.87 in the standing position for the MizCure. The vaginal pressures using the MizCure and Peritron were significantly associated with the supine position (r = 0.68, P < .001) and the standing position (r
conclusionMizCure perineometer is a validated tool to measure PFM strength in both supine and standing positions in healthy nulliparous women.
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