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Pelvic floor exercises may quell prolonged second-stage labor.(Obstetrics)
Pelvic floor training during pregnancy appears to facilitate delivery and was associated with a decreased incidence of prolonged second-stage labor, Kjell Salvesen, M.D., and colleagues reported.
The results were observed in a secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled study that compared the rate of postpartum incontinence in women who had done the pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy with that of women who had not. The original analysis found less urinary incontinence among patients in the treatment group.
Dr. Salvesen of Trondheim (Norway) University and his associates randomized 301 nulliparous pregnant women to either no training or 1 hour of intensive pelvic floor exercises with a physiotherapist each week for 12 weeks (BMJ 2004;329:378-80).
The training occurred between weeks 20 and 36 of pregnancy. The women were also encouraged to perform 8-10 intense pelvic floor contractions at home twice a day.
Women in the control group were not discouraged from ...
- Pelvic floor exercises: urinary incontinence affects women of all ages and many...
- Magazine article from: Practice Nurse O'Connell, Nicola Bardsley, Alison April 26, 2002 700+ words
...problems after the birth * Pelvic floor exercises are often poorly taught...carried out * It is best if pelvic floor exercises are incorporated into various...improved, if not cured, with pelvic floor exercises. Exercises can strengthen...
- GP CLINICAL: Pelvic floor exercises for ED.(erectile dysfunction)
- Magazine article from: GP Dorey, Grace October 20, 2003 700+ words
...dysfunction, says Dr Grace Dorey Pelvic floor exercises are significantly effective in...after they had left the toilet. Pelvic floor exercises significantly improved this. The pelvic floor exercises were taught by a skilled physiotherapist...
- Single blind, randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor exercises, electrical...
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Bo, Kari Talseth, Trygve Holme, Ingar February 20, 1999 700+ words
...To compare the effect of pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation...greater (P = 0.03) after pelvic floor exercises (11.0 cm [H.sub...stress incontinence include pelvic floor exercises with or without biofeedback...
- Pelvic floor exercises 'for easier births'.(norway researchers report)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: GP August 16, 2004 700+ words
Doing pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy helps labour...structured training programme of pelvic floor exercises from week 20 to 36 of pregnancy...third of those who had not done pelvic floor exercises. Also, infants born to the...
- Pelvic floor exercises help beat impotence.
- Magazine article from: GP July 7, 2003 700+ words
Pelvic floor exercises may be just as effective as Viagra...after undertaking a programme of pelvic floor exercises, while a further 35 per cent...physiotherapist, explained that pelvic floor exercises were effective because they improved...
- Pelvic floor exercises help men too.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire July 1, 2003 700+ words
...Professional) LONDON By Mark Cowen Pelvic floor exercises long recommended for women...in a study to see whether pelvic floor exercises could improve their condition...five weekly sessions of pelvic floor exercises over six months. The men...
- Pelvic floor exercises help reduce urinary incontinence.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Practice Nurse September 28, 2001 700+ words
...STUDY in the British Medical Journal has shown that pelvic floor exercises are effective in reducing urinary incontinence...and gave training in how to do daily intensive pelvic floor exercises and bladder training. The control group did not...
- Pelvic floor exercises reduce incontinence risk. (1 Year Post Partum).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Moon, Mary Ann December 1, 2001 700+ words
...a conservative management program that focuses on pelvic floor exercises reduces the risk that they will still be incontinent...taught the intervention subjects a basic program of pelvic floor exercise and reinforced the training during visits...
- Independent Nurse: Pelvic floor exercises should be checked.(ensure women with...
- Magazine article from: GP November 10, 2006 700+ words
...ensure women with stress urinary incontinence are performing pelvic floor muscle exercises properly by carrying out a physical assessment...urinary incontinence should undertake at least three months of pelvic floor muscle training before any other treatment is considered...
- Pelvic-floor reeducation with interferential currents and exercise in the...
- Magazine article from: Physical Therapy Dumoulin, Chantale Seaborne, Derek E. Quirion-DeGirardi, Cecile Sullivan, S. John December 1, 1995 700+ words
...stimulation, Pelvic floor, Pelvic-floor exercises, Perineometer, Postpartum...and promote continence. Pelvic-floor exercises, introduced by Kegel in...The protocol included pelvic-floor exercises, perineal massage, and...
Source: HighBeam Research, Pelvic floor exercises may quell prolonged second-stage...