EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE PELVIC FLOOR Bridging Science and Clinical Practice

• Other Authors: Bø, Kari (Editor), Berghmans, Bary (Editor), Mørkved, Siv (Editor), Kampen, Marijke Van (Editor), Milani, Alfredo L. (forewords), Heesakkers, John (forewords)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh, Scotland Elsevier 2024
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Pelvic Floor Disorders > therapy; Pelvic Floor > physiopathology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Urogynecology; Physical Therapy Modalities; Uterine Prolapse > prevention & control
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Written by leading experts in this field, Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor provides physiotherapists and other professionals with knowledge and confidence to bring the latest evidence-based approaches and treatment strategies for addressing pelvic floor dysfunction to their pract...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of physical therapy for pelvic floor dysfunction
• Critical appraisal of randomized trials and systematic reviews of the effects of physical therapy interventions for the pelvic floor
• Functional anatomy of the female pelvic floor
• - Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of pelvic floor muscles
• Measurement of pelvic floor muscle function and strength
• Pelvic floor and exercise science
• Female pelvic floor dysfunction and evidence-based physical therapy
• Evidence-based physical theraphy for pelvic floor: dysfunctions affecting both women and men
• Pain
• The prevalence and consequences of sexual violence to the pelvic floor
• Male pelvic floor dysfunction and evidence-based physical therapy
• Evidence for pelvic floor physical theraphy in childhood
• Gynaecological cancer and pelvic floor dysfunction
• Aetiology of incontinence in older adults
• Evidence for pelvic floor physical therapy for neurological diseases
• Physical activity, elite athletes and the pelvic floor
• Evidence for mobile apps: where do we stand and where should we go?
• Selection and goal-oriented applications of measurement instruments in pelvic physical theraphy
• The development of clinical practice guidelines.