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Impact of Different Body Positions on Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Nulliparous Continent Women
Joint Authors
Taradaj, Jakub
Juras, Grzegorz
Chmielewska, Daria
Stania, Magdalena
Sobota, Grzegorz
Kwaśna, Krystyna
Błaszczak, Edward
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We examined pelvic floor muscles (PFM) activity (%MVC) in twenty nulliparous women by body position during exercise as well as the activation of abdominal muscles and the gluteus maximus during voluntary contractions of the PFMs.
Pelvic floor muscle activity was recorded using a vaginal probe during five experimental trials.
Activation of transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, and gluteus maximus during voluntary PFM contractions was also assessed.
Significant differences in mean normalized amplitudes of baseline PFM activity were revealed between standing and lying ( P < 0.00024 ) and lying and ball-sitting positions ( P < 0.0053 ).
Average peak, average time before peak, and average time after peak did not differ significantly during the voluntary contractions of the PFMs.
Baseline PFM activity seemed to depend on the body position and was the highest in standing.
Pelvic floor muscles activity during voluntary contractions did not differ by position in continent women.
Statistically significant differences between the supine lying and sitting positions were only observed during a sustained 60-second contraction of the PFMs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chmielewska, Daria& Stania, Magdalena& Sobota, Grzegorz& Kwaśna, Krystyna& Błaszczak, Edward& Taradaj, Jakub…[et al.]. 2015. Impact of Different Body Positions on Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Nulliparous Continent Women. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057185
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chmielewska, Daria…[et al.]. Impact of Different Body Positions on Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Nulliparous Continent Women. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057185
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chmielewska, Daria& Stania, Magdalena& Sobota, Grzegorz& Kwaśna, Krystyna& Błaszczak, Edward& Taradaj, Jakub…[et al.]. Impact of Different Body Positions on Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Nulliparous Continent Women. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057185
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057185