Distensibility and Strength of the Pelvic Floor Muscles of Women in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Objective. The objective of this study was to compare the role of the pelvic floor muscles between nulliparous and multiparous women in the third trimester of pregnancy, by analyzing the relationship between electrical activity (surface electromyography—EMG), vaginal palpation (modified Oxford scal...

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Main Authors: Petricelli, Carla Dellabarba, Resende, Ana Paula Magalhães, Elito Júnior, Julio, Araujo Júnior, Edward, Alexandre, Sandra Maria, Zanetti, Miriam Raquel Diniz, Nakamura, Mary Uchiyama
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4020537/