Article: The dos and don'ts of excercise in pregnancy.(Life)

Article: Pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy can shorten labour
Community Practitioner;  November 1, 2004 ;     281 words ...Intensive training of the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy could prevent a prolonged...found. Training the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy can prevent urinary...the muscles of the pelvic floor during pregnancy a randomised controlled...

Article: Researchers Suggest Condition is a "Silent Epidemic".(pelvic floor disorders)
Women's Health Weekly;  December 21, 2000 ;     417 words ......life. These pelvic floor disorders may...prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in...population. Pelvic floor problems have...associated with pregnancy, the bearing...of resulting pelvic floor disorders, but...happen during pregnancy, said ...

Article: Pelvic floor exercises may quell prolonged second-stage labor.(Obstetrics)
OB GYN News;  November 1, 2004 ;     310 words ...Pelvic floor training during pregnancy appears to facilitate...who had done the pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy with that of women...weeks 20 and 36 of pregnancy. The women were...perform 8-10 intense pelvic floor contractions at...

Article: Contracting pelvic floor muscles prevents urine leakage before and after pregnancy.
Women's Health Weekly;  October 23, 2008 ;     355 words ......and practice pelvic floor muscle exercises...during or after pregnancy. A systematic...medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding, pelvic floor muscle exercises...from intensive pelvic floor muscle exercises...Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Urology, Wiley-Blackwe...

Article: Pelvic floor muscle training aids labor.
Health & Medicine Week;  August 30, 2004 ;     314 words ......NewsRx.net) -- Pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy seems to facilitate...training of the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy results in improved...controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy. Br Med J, 2004...

Article: Help for pelvic floor problems.(MEDICAL MAILBOX)
Saturday Evening Post;  July 1, 2008 ;     316 words ...Dear Dr. SerVaas, I have a pelvic floor muscle injury that occurred in January...know of a facility that specializes in pelvic floor muscle injuries. Thank you for any help...Left untreated, women with injuries to pelvic floor muscles often experience musculoskeletal...

Article: Pelvic Floor an Overlooked, Important Aspect of Women's Health
Targeted News Service;  March 26, 2009 ;     402 words ......the following news release: Performing pelvic floor exercises are a crucial, yet often overlooked...Dugan, M.D., FACSM, says keeping the pelvic floor - the sling of muscles connecting the...maintaining normal sexual function. The pelvic floor also supports the actions of the spine...

Article: Regardless of Childbirth Method, Having a Strong Pelvic Floor Is Key in Promoting Healing and Preventing Incontinence Issues.
PR Newswire;  October 9, 2006 ;     476 words ......this affects the pelvic floor and incontinence...avoid postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction...research has shown pregnancy itself -- actually...damage to the pelvic floor. For this reason...during and after pregnancy to prevent pelvic floor ...

Article: Fitness for the Pelvic Floor.(Book Review)
Physical Therapy;  February 1, 2003 ;     413 words ......exercise ideas for the treatment of the pelvic floor muscles. It is written for both the...anatomy and the important functions of the pelvic floor. Chapters 6 through 9 describe practical ways to teach clients awareness of the pelvic floor and proper performance of a muscle ...

Article: New device described as objective test of pelvic floor musculature.(Gynecology)
OB GYN News;  May 1, 2006 ;     365 words ......and helps patients strengthen their pelvic floor muscles, can also serve as a test to objectively assess pelvic floor muscle contractility and strength...Willy Davila said at a symposium on pelvic floor disorders sponsored by the Cleveland...

Article: Pelvic Floor Fitness: Better Sex and Bladder Control are Just a Few Squeezes Away.
PR Newswire;  July 27, 2006 ;     594 words ......their quality of life. The pelvic floor, a thin, interlocking hammock...accidentalsisterhood.com/. A weak pelvic floor can lead to a variety of...contribute to the weakening of pelvic floor muscles. Pregnancy, childbirth and obesity...can eventually damage the pelvic ...

Article: Pelvic floor muscle functioning in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Vaginal sEMG biofeedback and pelvic floor physical therapists' manual techniques...hypotheses concerning the role of pelvic floor pathology in the etiology of VVS. However, no data on pelvic floor functioning in women with VVS compared...

Article: Who needs Viagra? Pelvic floor exercises for men 'the way to boost performance'.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 30, 2004 ;     452 words ......most macho form of keeping fit. But pelvic floor exercises could be as good as Viagra...some improvement. The findings suggest pelvic floor exercises could become a natural alternative...We would definitely recommend that pelvic floor exercises are used as a first-line approach...

Article: Combo approach eases pelvic floor dysfunction.(Geriatric Medicine)
Family Practice News;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......didn't have a complete perspective on pelvic floor dysfunction. Fellows in colorectal surgery...multidisciplinary approach to women's pelvic floor disorders is important, because multiple pelvic floor defects often exist in the absence of...