Pelvic Health Research
12 peer-reviewed studies, with plain-language summaries and links to the original research.
- Pelvic floor physical therapy for pelvic floor hypertonicity: a systematic review of treatment efficacySystematic review2022
- Impact of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis: a systematic reviewSystematic review2019
- Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women: a Cochrane systematic review abridged republicationSystematic review
- Can postpartum pelvic floor muscle training reduce urinary and anal incontinence? An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trialRCTSummary2014
- Pelvic floor muscle training in radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial of the impacts on pelvic floor muscle function and urinary incontinenceRCT
- What are the biopsychosocial risk factors associated with pain in postpartum runners? Development of a clinical decision toolPrimary studySummary2021
- Immediate effects of exercise and behavioral interventions for pelvic floor dysfunction and lumbopelvic painPrimary studySummary2020
- Pelvic floor muscle training in female athletes: a randomized controlled pilot studyPrimary studySummary2020
- Can you train the pelvic floor muscles by contracting other related muscles?Primary studySummary2018
- Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancyPrimary study2024
- Fear-avoidance beliefs: a predictor for postpartum lumbopelvic painPrimary study2020
- The role of the obturator internus muscle in pelvic floor functionPrimary study2016