Pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback and bladder training in elderly women: a feasibility study.
Perrin, L., Dauphinee, S.W., Corcos, J., Hanley, J.A., Kuchel, G.A. (2005) Current assumptions suggest that interventions used in the treatment and management of urinary incontinence in young women can be applied to the older, competent and motivated woman, however these assumptions have never been formally tested. This study aims to determine the feasibility of using [...]
Symptomatic Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Population-Based, Racially Diverse Cohort
Rortveit, G., Brown, J.S., Thom, D.H., Van Den Eeden, S.K., Creasman, J.M., Subak, L.L. This study analysed the prevelence of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse, the risk factors for developing the condition and the associated level of distress in a racially diverse cohort of women over 40 years of age. Symptomatic prolapse was determined by the [...]
Multicenter Prospective Randomized 52-Week Trial of Calcium Hydroxylapatite Versus Bovine Dermal Collagen for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Mayera, R.D., Dmochowskib, R.R., Appellc, R.A., Sandd, P.K., Klimberge, I.W., Jacobyf, K., Grahamg, C.W., Snyderh, J.A., Nittii, V.W. and Winters, J.C. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA; Coaptite) injections in comparison to glutaraldehyde cross-linked bovine collagen (Contigen) injections to the urethral sphincter in women with [...]
Peri-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes for women undergoing incontinence and or prolapse surgery: Results of a randomised controlled trial
Sherin K. Jarvis, Taryn K. Hallam, Sanja Lujic, Jason A. Abbott, Thierry G. Vancaille This study aimed to investigate the role of peri-operative physiotherapy in women undergoing corrective surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and/or incontinence. In this randomised controlled trial, 30 women underwent preoperative physiotherapy and 30 others had no physiotherapy prior to their incontinence [...]
Physiotherapy for female stress urinary incontinence: a multicentre observational study
Patricia B. Neumann, Karen A. Grimmer, Ruth E. Grant, Virginia A. Gill. The aim of this study was to evaluate Australian ambulatory physiotherapy management of stress urinary incontinence. The study was an observational multicentre clinical study of physiotherapy management of female stress urinary incontinence between February 1999 and October 2000, with 1-year follow-up. Of the [...]
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