Fig. 19.1 Ten most common complementary health approaches among United States Adults in 2007. Source: Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin R. CDC National Health Statistics Reports #12. Complementary and Alternative…
Grade Description 0 Muscle not palpable 1 Muscle palpable but very flaccid, wide hiatus, minimal resistance to distension 2 Hiatus wide but some resistance to distension 3 Hiatus fairly narrow,…
Fig. 17.1 The pelvic floor structures according to DeLancey and Wei begin superiorly at the peritoneum and continue inferiorly throughout the pelvic viscera, endopelvic fascia, levator ani muscles, perineal membrane…
Fig. 18.1 Diagonal diagram. Adapted from CPA Teleconference, April 16, 2009 by Alejandro Elorriaga Clarac 18.8 Treatment Design for Central Pain Mechanisms It is important to target cortical structures…
Fig. 12.1 Recording errors when acquiring EMG data. (a) Raw EMG without recording errors, note the variation in peak amplitudes. (b) Clipping of EMG signals as can be seen by…
In both women and men In women In men Chronic pelvic pain (CPP)a Urethral syndromea Chronic prostatitis/prostatodyniaa Perineal paina Urinary retention Orchialgia (testicular pain)a Perianal paina Overactive bladdera Penile paina…
Fig. 4.1 The Q-tip test. The goal of the Q-tip test is to determine if there are areas that exhibit an abnormal pain response in the genital area. Use a…
Fig. 3.1 Associations between commonly observed elements of male sexual dysfunction, pelvic floor dysfunction, and pelvic pain 3.2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Pelvic Floor Until recently, the terminology…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Anna Padoa and Talli Y. Rosenbaum (eds.)The Overactive Pelvic Floor10.1007/978-3-319-22150-2_16 16. A Classical Physical Therapy Approach to the Overactive Pelvic Floor Amy Stein1 and Mary Hughes1 (1) Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, LLC,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Anna Padoa and Talli Y. Rosenbaum (eds.)The Overactive Pelvic Floor10.1007/978-3-319-22150-2_15 15. Medical Therapies for the Treatment of Overactive Pelvic Floor Riva N. Preil1, Zoe R. Belkin2 and Andrew T. Goldstein3 (1) Revitalize Physical Therapy, New York,…
