Mechanisms of pelvic floor muscle function and the effect on the urethra during a cough

Background: Current measurement tools have difficulty identifying the automatic physiologic processes maintaining continence, and many questions still remain about pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function during automatic events. Objective: To perform a feasibility study to characterise the displacement,...

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Main Authors: Lovegrove Jones, Ruth C. (Author), Peng, Qiyu (Author), Stokes, Maria (Author), Humphrey, Victor F. (Author), Payne, Christopher (Author), Constantinou, Christos E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010-06.
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