Physical Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Floor Muscles Hypertonia in a Woman with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

• Main Authors: Aline Moreira Ribeiro (Author), Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira (Author), Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus-Vasconcelos (Author), Rafael Mendes Moroni (Author), Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito (Author), Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Pelvic floor (PF) hypertonic disorders are a group of conditions that present with muscular hypertonia or spasticity, resulting in a diminished capacity to isolate, contract, and relax the PF. Their presentation includes voiding and sexual dysfunctions, pelvic pain, and constipation. Var...