Man Ther. 2004 Feb;9(1):3-12.

Rehabilitation of pelvic floor muscles utilizing trunk stabilization.

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Mater Misericordiae Hospital, South Brisbane 4101, Qld., Australia. rsapsford@ozemail.com.au

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The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are part of the trunk stability mechanism. Their function is interdependent with other muscles of this system. They also contribute to continence, elimination, sexual arousal and intra-abdominal pressure. This paper outlines some aspects of function and dysfunction of the PFM complex and describes the contribution of other trunk muscles to these processes. Muscle pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is described in detail. The innovative rehabilitation programme for SUI presented here utilizes abdominal muscle action to initiate tonic PFM activity. Abdominal muscle activity is then used in PFM strengthening, motor relearning for functional expiratory actions and finally impact training.

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