Abstract
The focus of this textbook is the clinical assessment and management of pelvic floor disorders. The term “pelvic floor re-education” encompasses the various techniques to increase the strength of the pelvic floor muscles and to improve control of these muscles in the treatment of urinary incontinence and related conditions. “Re-education” implies that education in contraction and control of the pelvic floor occurred sometime in the past, and that somehow this knowledge was lost or compromised, leading to pelvic floor dysfunction.
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Schüssler, B., Laycock, J., Norton, P.A., Stanton, S.L. (1994). Introduction. In: Pelvic Floor Re-education. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3569-2_1
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