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(2020) Salima Ismail et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

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(2020) Fernanda Saltiel et al.   PHYSICAL THERAPY

Functional anal canal length measurement using high-resolution anorectal manometry to investigate anal sphincter dysfunction in patients with fecal incontinence or constipation

(2019) Paul F. Vollebregt et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

The International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for adult male lower urinary tract and pelvic floor symptoms and dysfunction

(2019) Carlos D'Ancona et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Comparison of dynamic features of pelvic floor muscle contraction between men with and without incontinence after prostatectomy and men with no history of prostate cancer

(2019) Ryan E. Stafford et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Pelvic floor muscle training in radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial of the impacts on pelvic floor muscle function and urinary incontinence

(2019) Joanne E. Milios et al.   BMC Urology

Rectal Exam: Yes, it can and should be done in a busy practice!

(2018) Satish S. C. Rao   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

In vivo assessment of the levator ani muscles using shear wave elastography: a feasibility study in women

(2018) Bertrand Gachon et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

The temporal relationship between activity of the pelvic floor muscles and motion of selected urogenital landmarks in healthy nulliparous women

(2018) Stéphanie Thibault-Gagnon et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Expert consensus document: Advances in the evaluation of anorectal function

(2018) Emma V. Carrington et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the assessment of sexual health of women with pelvic floor dysfunction

(2018) Rebecca G. Rogers et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Effect of body position on reflex and voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction during a distraction task

(2018) Pauline Dewaele et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Terminology of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Women With and Without Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review

(2018) Fernanda Saltiel et al.   PHYSICAL THERAPY

Interpreting Signal Amplitudes in Surface Electromyography Studies in Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences

(2018) Andrew D. Vigotsky et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

An argument for competency-based training in pelvic floor physiotherapy practice

(2018) Helena C Frawley et al.   PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE

Development of a standardized, reproducible screening examination for assessment of pelvic floor myofascial pain

(2018) Melanie R. Meister et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Vaginal wind: A literature review

(2017) Hedwig Neels et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Pelvic floor muscle activity during impact activities in continent and incontinent women: a systematic review

(2017) Helene Moser et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Standards for Reporting EMG Data

(2017)   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Heightened Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone and Altered Contractility in Women With Provoked Vestibulodynia

(2017) Mélanie Morin et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Exoanal Imaging of the Anal Sphincters

(2017) Hans Peter Dietz   JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE

Quantification of pelvic floor muscle strength in female urinary incontinence: A systematic review and comparison of contemporary methodologies

(2017) Emily G. Deegan et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Valsalva versus straining: There is a distinct difference in resulting bladder neck and puborectalis muscle position

(2017) Kaven Baessler et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Female striated urogenital sphincter contraction measured by shear wave elastography during pelvic floor muscle activation: Proof of concept and validation

(2017) Rafeef Aljuraifani et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Postprostatectomy incontinence is related to pelvic floor displacements observed with trans-perineal ultrasound imaging

(2017) Ryan E. Stafford et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Shear-Wave Elastography: Basic Physics and Musculoskeletal Applications

(2017) Mihra S. Taljanovic et al.   RADIOGRAPHICS

Strain Elastography as a New Method for Assessing Pelvic Floor Biomechanics

(2017) Jana Marie Kreutzkamp et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Ultrasound Elastography: Review of Techniques and Clinical Applications

(2017) Rosa M.S. Sigrist et al.   Theranostics

Application of shear-wave elastography to estimate the stiffness of the male striated urethral sphincter during voluntary contractions

(2016) Ryan E. Stafford et al.   BJU INTERNATIONAL

Interobserver agreement of multicompartment ultrasound in the assessment of pelvic floor anatomy

(2016) Farah Lone et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Explanation and Elaboration Statement

(2016) Susan C Slade et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The Pelvis and Beyond

(2016) Tatiana V. D. Sanses et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Perineal body anatomy seen by three-dimensional endovaginal ultrasound of asymptomatic nulliparae

(2016) G. A. Santoro et al.   Colorectal Disease

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and nonpharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction

(2016) Kari Bo et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and nonpharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction

(2016) Kari Bo et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female anorectal dysfunction

(2016) Abdul H. Sultan et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

A standard for terminology in chronic pelvic pain syndromes: A report from the chronic pelvic pain working group of the international continence society

(2016) Regula Doggweiler et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) / International Continence Society (ICS) Joint Report on the Terminology for Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)

(2016) Bernard T. Haylen et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

International Continence Society Good Urodynamic Practices and Terms 2016: Urodynamics, uroflowmetry, cystometry, and pressure-flow study

(2016) Peter F.W.M Rosier et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

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(2016) Satish S C Rao et al.   Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Inter-rater reliability study of the Peritron™ perineometer in pregnant women

(2016) Juliana dos Santos Ribeiro et al.   PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE

Characteristics associated with pelvic organ prolapse in women with significant levator ani muscle deficiency

(2015) Ghazaleh Rostaminia et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Inappropriate interpretation of surface EMG signals and muscle fiber characteristics impedes understanding of the control of neuromuscular function

(2015) Roger M. Enoka et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Levator Plate Upward Lift on Dynamic Sonography and Levator Muscle Strength

(2015) Ghazaleh Rostaminia et al.   JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE

Reliability and Convergent Validity of the Algometer for Vestibular Pain Assessment in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia

(2015) Marie-Pierre Cyr et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients

(2015) R. A. Guzmán Rojas et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Mucosal versus muscle pain sensitivity in provoked vestibulodynia

(2015) Kathryn Witzeman et al.   Journal of Pain Research

Validity of Estimation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity from Transperineal Ultrasound Imaging in Men

(2015) Ryan E. Stafford et al.   PLoS One

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions are prevalent in female chronic pelvic pain: A cross-sectional population-based study

(2014) S. Loving et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

Changes in urethral sphincter size following rehabilitation in older women with stress urinary incontinence

(2014) Stéphanie J. Madill et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Reliability of Surface Electromyography in the Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Fatigue: An Updated Systematic Review

(2014) Mohammad A. Mohseni Bandpei et al.   JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS

Anterior thigh composition measured using ultrasound imaging to quantify relative thickness of muscle and non-contractile tissue: a potential biomarker for musculoskeletal health

(2014) Sandra Agyapong-Badu et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

Fecal Continence Revisited

(2013) Paul M. A. Broens et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Perineal body length as a risk factor for ultrasound-diagnosed anal sphincter tear at first delivery

(2013) E. J. Geller et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Interrater reliability of assessing levator ani deficiency with 360° 3D endovaginal ultrasound

(2013) G. Rostaminia et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

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(2013) Elżbieta Skorupska et al.   JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN

Morphometry of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women With and Without Provoked Vestibulodynia Using 4D Ultrasound

(2013) Mélanie Morin et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

An automated hand-held elastometer for quantifying the passive stiffness of the levator ani muscle in women

(2013) Jennifer A. Kruger et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Are Pelvic Floor Muscle Thickness and Size of Levator Hiatus Associated With Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, Endurance and Vaginal Resting Pressure in Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse Stages I-III? A Cross Sectional 3D Ultrasound Study

(2013) Ingeborg Hoff Braekken et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

State of the art review: Intravaginal probes for recording electromyography from the pelvic floor muscles

(2013) Nadia Keshwani et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Intra- and interobserver reliability of levator ani muscle biometry and avulsion using three-dimensional endovaginal ultrasonography

(2013) K. van Delft et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Quadriceps muscle tone, elasticity and stiffness in older males: Reliability and symmetry using the MyotonPRO

(2012) Lucy Aird et al.   ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

The determinants of minimal levator hiatus and their relationship to the puborectalis muscle and the levator plate

(2012) S Abbas Shobeiri et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Ultrasound imaging of the anal sphincter complex: a review

(2012) Z Abdool et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Pelvic floor muscle tenderness in asymptomatic, nulliparous women: topographical distribution and reliability of a visual analogue scale

(2012) Tilemachos Kavvadias et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Reliability and Reproducibility of Novel Methodology for Assessment of Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Pelvis

(2012) Denniz Zolnoun et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

The Influence of Menstrual Phases on Pain Modulation in Healthy Women

(2012) Taraneh Rezaii et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Novel Insight into the Dynamics of Male Pelvic Floor Contractions Through Transperineal Ultrasound Imaging

(2012) Ryan E. Stafford et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Pelvic floor muscle training after prostate surgery

(2012) Patricia Neumann et al.   LANCET

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(2012) Sarah Friedman et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Comparison of pelvic floor muscle strength between women undergoing vaginal delivery, cesarean section, and nulliparae using a perineometer and digital palpation

(2011) Elicéia Marcia Batista et al.   GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Reflex contraction of pelvic floor muscles during cough cannot be measured with vaginal pressure devices

(2011) Kari Bø et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Anal sphincter fatigue: Is the mechanism peripheral or central?

(2011) Siobhan M. Schabrun et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Chronic Female Pelvic Pain-Part 1: Clinical Pathoanatomy and Examination of the Pelvic Region

(2011) Gail Apte et al.   Pain Practice

Reliability of Bidirectional and Variable-Opening Equipment for the Measurement of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength

(2011) Fabiana Roberta Nunes et al.   PM&R

Pelvic Floor Muscle Assessment Outcomes in Women With and Without Provoked Vestibulodynia and the Impact of a Physical Therapy Program

(2010) Evelyne Gentilcore-Saulnier et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Morphological Changes After Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Measured by 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography

(2010) Ingeborg Hoff Brækken et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Strength and endurance of the pelvic floor muscles in continent women: An observational study

(2010) Emma Quartly et al.   Physiotherapy

Inter-rater reliability study of the modified Oxford Grading Scale and the Peritron manometer

(2010) Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira et al.   Physiotherapy

Gender influence on defecographic abnormalities in patients with posterior pelvic floor disorders

(2010) Céline Savoye-Collet   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Test–retest intra-rater reliability of vaginal measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength using Myomed 932

(2009) Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Novel Applications of Ultrasound Technology to Visualize and Characterize Myofascial Trigger Points and Surrounding Soft Tissue

(2009) Siddhartha Sikdar et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Vaginal Pressure-Pain Thresholds: Initial Validation and Reliability Assessment in Healthy Women

(2009) Frank F. Tu et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Comparison between measurements obtained with three different perineometers

(2009) Patrícia Brentegani Barbosa et al.   Clinics

Application of a new method in the study of pelvic floor muscle passive properties in continent women

(2009) Mélanie Morin et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

An international urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction

(2009) Bernard T. Haylen et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Muscle strength measurement of pelvic floor in women by vaginal dynamometer

(2009) Katarina Parezanovic-Ilic et al.   Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo

Tomographic ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor: which levels matter most?

(2009) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Interobserver repeatability of three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound assessment of pelvic floor muscle anatomy and function

(2009) M. Majida et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

The urethral motion profile: A novel method to evaluate urethral support and mobility

(2008) Ka Lai SHEK et al.   AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Surface electromyography and muscle force: Limits in sEMG–force relationship and new approaches for applications

(2008) Catherine Disselhorst-Klug et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

The quantification of levator muscle resting tone by digital assessment

(2008) H. P. Dietz et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Reliability of dynamometric passive properties of the pelvic floor muscles in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence

(2008) Mélanie Morin et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Three-dimensional ultrasound of the urethral sphincter predicts continence surgery outcome

(2008) G. Alessandro Digesu et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Test-retest reliability of pelvic floor muscle contraction measured by 4D ultrasound

(2008) Ingeborg Hoff Braekken et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Face validity and reliability of the first digital assessment scheme of pelvic floor muscle function conform the new standardized terminology of the International Continence Society

(2008) M.C.P. Slieker-ten Hove et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

The levator-urethra gap measurement: a more objective means of determining levator avulsion?

(2008) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Ballooning of the levator hiatus

(2008) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Diagnostic criteria for pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment (Nantes criteria)

(2007) Jean-Jacques Labat et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS