This literature review features articles regarding intra-abdominal pressure. It includes links to the abstract, a summary of the article with strengths and limitations with an interpretation of how the information applies to the treatment of prolapse.
This complimentary literature review download includes links to the published abstract, a summary of the article including strengths and limitations, and an interpretation of how the information applies to the treatment of prolapse. These articles reviewed the...
The research on lifestyle interventions for pelvic organ prolapse has very limited knowledge about the effect of both general and specific lifestyle advice. Physical therapy education for pelvic organ prolapse focuses on how to do activities correctly rather than...
See article: Will a pessary help pelvic organ prolapse?
This literature review summarizes seven publications that describe early postpartum (4th trimester) exercise programs and return to running/sports guidelines. Some specific exercises that may aggravate symptoms and those that help progress recovery are outlined in the...
This literature review features articles regarding pelvic floor exercise training and pelvic organ prolapse. It includes links to each research abstract and a summary of the article with it's strengths and limitations. I've also included an interpretation of how the...
This review contains two studies, one looking at bladder movement during different respiration and phonation tasks (Rudavsky and Turner) and another describing the role of the superficial and deep layers of the PF during inspiration and expiration respiratory demands....
Reference summaries and citations of abdominal scar massage research See article, "Abdominal Scar Massage"
This Literature Review highlights the biomechanical effects of vaginal birth on the pelvic floor and the recovery from high risk vaginal delivery. It includes an outline review of biomedical engineering terms. For this project, I worked with Jessica Chung SPT from the...
Pelvic health therapists recognize the role of pelvic floor muscles in treating genito-pelvic penetration disorders (GPP/PD). However, GPP/PD is typically not purely a musculoskeletal dysfunction. There are many biopsychosocial factors that influence the manifestation...