Pelvic floor muscle training decreases hip adductors isometric peak torque in incontinent women: an exploratory study

• Main Authors: Grasiéla Nascimento Correia (Author), Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira (Author), Mariana Chaves Aveiro (Author), Vanessa Santos Pereira (Author), Patricia Driusso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editora Champagnat.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: The pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the most common treatment for urinary incontinence (UI), however many women performed the contraction of PFM with associated contraction of abdominal, gluteus and hip adductors muscles. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of pelvic floor muscle (P...