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 practice.
Fully updated and with a wealth of new information, this edition includes sections on devices and apps, gynaecological cancer, sexual dysfunction, fistula, clinical use of EMG, anal incontinence and pain, as well as a discussion of sexualized violence by Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mugwege and his team.
1. 5.1 Introduction - p. 53 2. 5.2 Visual Observation and Palpation - p. 57 3. 5.3 Manometry: Vaginal Squeeze Pressure Measurement - p. 65 4. 5.4 Pelvic Floor Dynamometry - p. 73 5. 5.5 Electromyography - p. 88 6. 5.6 Urethral Pressure Measurements - p. 100 7. 5.7 Ultrasound in the Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle, Anal Canal and Pelvic Organ Descent - p. 108 8. 5.8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intact and Injured Female Pelvic Floor Muscles - p. 123 9. 6. Pelvic Floor and Exercise Science - p. 140 10. 7. Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Evidence-Based Physical Therapy - p. 166 11. 7.1 Female Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 171 12. Lifestyle Interventions - p. 177 13. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 202 14. Electrical Stimulation for Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 222 15. 7.2. Overactive Bladder - p. 239 16. Bladder Training - p. 249 17. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training - p. 263 18. Electrical Stimulation - p. 272 19. Pudendal Neuralgia and Other Intrapelvic Nerve Entrapments - p. 288 20. 7.3. Pelvic Organ Prolapse - p. 303 21. Pessaries - p. 310 22. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - p. 320 23. 7.4. Female Sexual Dysfunction - p. 333 24. The Complexity of Sexuality - p. 342 25. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training as an Intervention to Treat Female Sexual Dysfunction - p. 355 26. 7.5. Pregnancy and Childbirth: Pathophysiology and Injuries - p. 372 27. Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries - p. 381 28. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 393 29. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 419 30. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Anal Incontinence Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 420 31. Female Genital Fistula - p. 436 32. 8. Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor: Dysfunctions Affecting Both Women and Men - p. 442 33. 9. Pain - p. 483 34. 9.1 Pain Physiology - p. 483 35. 9.2 Chronic Pelvic Floor Pain - p. 491 36. 9.3 Conservative Therapies to Treat Pelvic Floor Pain in Females - p. 511 37. 9.4 Conservative Therapies to Treat Pelvic Floor Pain in Males - p. 542 38. 10. The Prevalence and Consequences of Sexual Violence to the Pelvic Floor - p. 550 39. 11. Male Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Evidence-Based Physical Therapy - p. 555 40. 11.1 Prevention, Causes and Pathophysiology of Urinary Incontinence in Males - p. 555 41. 11.2 Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence - p. 560 42. 11.3 Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Male Sexual Dysfunction - p. 593 43. 12. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Childhood - p. 612 44. 13. Gynaecological Cancer and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - p. 628 45. 14. Aetiology of Incontinence in Older Adults - p. 645 46. 15. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Neurological Diseases - p. 670 47. 16. Physical Activity, Elite Athletes and the Pelvic Floor - p. 687 48. 17. Evidence for Mobile Apps: Where Do We Stand and Where Should We Go? - p. 699 49. 18. Selection and Goal-Oriented Application of Measurement Instruments in Pelvic Physical Therapy - p. 710 50. 19. The Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines - p. 721 51. Index - p. 734
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 practice.
Fully updated and with a wealth of new information, this edition includes sections on devices and apps, gynaecological cancer, sexual dysfunction, fistula, clinical use of EMG, anal incontinence and pain, as well as a discussion of sexualized violence by Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mugwege and his team.
1. 5.1 Introduction - p. 53 2. 5.2 Visual Observation and Palpation - p. 57 3. 5.3 Manometry: Vaginal Squeeze Pressure Measurement - p. 65 4. 5.4 Pelvic Floor Dynamometry - p. 73 5. 5.5 Electromyography - p. 88 6. 5.6 Urethral Pressure Measurements - p. 100 7. 5.7 Ultrasound in the Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle, Anal Canal and Pelvic Organ Descent - p. 108 8. 5.8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intact and Injured Female Pelvic Floor Muscles - p. 123 9. 6. Pelvic Floor and Exercise Science - p. 140 10. 7. Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Evidence-Based Physical Therapy - p. 166 11. 7.1 Female Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 171 12. Lifestyle Interventions - p. 177 13. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 202 14. Electrical Stimulation for Stress Urinary Incontinence - p. 222 15. 7.2. Overactive Bladder - p. 239 16. Bladder Training - p. 249 17. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training - p. 263 18. Electrical Stimulation - p. 272 19. Pudendal Neuralgia and Other Intrapelvic Nerve Entrapments - p. 288 20. 7.3. Pelvic Organ Prolapse - p. 303 21. Pessaries - p. 310 22. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - p. 320 23. 7.4. Female Sexual Dysfunction - p. 333 24. The Complexity of Sexuality - p. 342 25. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training as an Intervention to Treat Female Sexual Dysfunction - p. 355 26. 7.5. Pregnancy and Childbirth: Pathophysiology and Injuries - p. 372 27. Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries - p. 381 28. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 393 29. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 419 30. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Anal Incontinence Related to the Peripartum Period - p. 420 31. Female Genital Fistula - p. 436 32. 8. Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for Pelvic Floor: Dysfunctions Affecting Both Women and Men - p. 442 33. 9. Pain - p. 483 34. 9.1 Pain Physiology - p. 483 35. 9.2 Chronic Pelvic Floor Pain - p. 491 36. 9.3 Conservative Therapies to Treat Pelvic Floor Pain in Females - p. 511 37. 9.4 Conservative Therapies to Treat Pelvic Floor Pain in Males - p. 542 38. 10. The Prevalence and Consequences of Sexual Violence to the Pelvic Floor - p. 550 39. 11. Male Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Evidence-Based Physical Therapy - p. 555 40. 11.1 Prevention, Causes and Pathophysiology of Urinary Incontinence in Males - p. 555 41. 11.2 Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence - p. 560 42. 11.3 Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Male Sexual Dysfunction - p. 593 43. 12. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Childhood - p. 612 44. 13. Gynaecological Cancer and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - p. 628 45. 14. Aetiology of Incontinence in Older Adults - p. 645 46. 15. Evidence for Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Neurological Diseases - p. 670 47. 16. Physical Activity, Elite Athletes and the Pelvic Floor - p. 687 48. 17. Evidence for Mobile Apps: Where Do We Stand and Where Should We Go? - p. 699 49. 18. Selection and Goal-Oriented Application of Measurement Instruments in Pelvic Physical Therapy - p. 710 50. 19. The Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines - p. 721 51. Index - p. 734
