Perineal Muscle Strength During Pregnancy and Postpartum: the Correlation Between Perineometry and Digital Vaginal Palpation Evaluación de la fuerza muscular perineal durante la gestación y posparto: correlación entre perineometría y palpación digital vaginal Avaliação da força muscular perineal durante a gestação e pós-parto: correlação entre perineometria e palpação digital vaginal

• Main Authors: Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco (Author), Adriana de Souza Caroci (Author), Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos de Oliveira (Author), Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Digital vaginal palpation performed during clinical practice can help diagnose urinary, intestinal and sexual disorders, while perineometry is more useful for performing perineal exercises with biofeedback. This study verifies whether there is a correlation between values of Pelvic Floor Muscle Stre...