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Development of a pelvic floor muscle strength evaluation device.
OBJECTIVE To validate the device and investigate the effect of this device on symptoms, quality of life, and pelvic floor muscle strength. MATERIAL AND METHOD The device was designed to measure vaginal pressure changes using air-pressure balloon and abdominal wall muscle activities using surface electromyography. To test the accuracy of the device, for vaginal pressure measurement, a Mercury ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-9514
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(06)70016-2