Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Program
Here you can see our fun “rocket video game” surface EMG biofeedback pelvic floor muscle training program used for our pediatric population. 6-year-old Nick came to see us 4 weeks ago with his mom because of nightly bed-wetting or nocturnal enuresis and chronic constipation. He has always worn a pull-up diaper to bed despite having full control during the day since age 3. A full evaluation was performed which included an orthopedic screening, external pelvic floor muscle evaluation, visceral mobility/mobility exam and a surface EMG biofeedback test of his pelvic floor muscle...
Read MoreInternational Continence Society Conference 2013 in Barcelona
Just attended a phone conference review of all of the new research presented at the International Continence Society 2013 in Barcelona. Some interesting research topics included: levator ani defects found in 13-39% women after vaginal delivery and MRI studies show that post partum women with levator ani defects at 6 months post partum may recover on their own yet some remain with major defects; patients with urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse who demonstrated severely weak or absent pelvic floor muscle contraction upon vaginal palpation and after being trained in proper...
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