ArticleJournal of women's health physical therapy
Hip and Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women with and without Urgency and Frequency Predominant Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.
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Does Hip Strength Impact Active Females Rate of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of Unsupervised Gluteal Muscle Contraction Versus Unsupervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women with Symptoms of Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International urogynecology journal · 2024Trial
- Optimizing Hip Abductor Strengthening for Lower Extremity Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review on the Role of Monster Walk and Lateral Band Walk.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Investigating the Impact of Acetabular Dysplasia on Sexual Dysfunction and Psychological Well-Being in Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the connection between the hip and pelvic floor in women with exercise-induced urinary incontinence: integrating clinical hypotheses with current evidence.Journal of pelvic, obstetric and gynaecological physiotherapy · 2025Article
- Myofascial urinary frequency syndrome is a novel syndrome of bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms associated with myofascial pelvic floor dysfunction.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Pelvic Floor Mobility measured by Transperineal Ultrasound Imaging in Women with and without Urgency and Frequency Predominant Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Journal of women's health physical therapyArticle
- Reliability of Digital Palpation to Perineometeric Scoring for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength: A Comparative Study.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyArticle
- Movement Impairments in Women with and without Urinary Urgency/Frequency.Journal of women's health physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUrgency and frequency are common lower urinary tract symptoms (UF-LUTS) in women. There is limited evidence to guide physical therapist-led treatment.
objectivesTo compare hip and pelvic floor muscle strength between women with and without UF-LUTS. We hypothesized women with UF-LUTS would demonstrate 1) diminished hip external rotator and abductor strength and 2) equivalent pelvic floor strength and diminished endurance compared to controls. STUDY
designA matched case-control study.
methodsWomen with UF-LUTS (cases) and controls were matched on age, body mass index (BMI), vaginal parity. Examiner measured participants' 1) hip external rotator and abductor strength via dynamometry (maximum voluntary effort against fixed resistance) and 2) pelvic floor muscle strength (peak squeeze pressure) and endurance (squeeze pressure over a 10 second hold) via vaginal manometry. Values compared between cases and controls with paired-sample t-tests (hip) or Wilcoxon signed rank tests (pelvic floor).
results21 pairs (42 women): Hip external rotation (67.0 ± 19.0 N vs 83.6 ± 21.5 N; P=0.005) and hip abduction strength (163.1 ± 48.1 N vs 190.1 ± 53.1 N; P=0.04) were significantly lower in cases than controls. There was no significant difference in pelvic floor strength (36.8 ± 19.9 cmH
conclusionWomen with UF-LUTS had weaker hip external rotator and abductor muscles, but similar pelvic floor strength and endurance compared to controls. Hip strength may be important to assess in patients with UF-LUTS, further research is needed.
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