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01-08-2016 | Pelvic floor rehabilitation

A comprehensive physical therapy approach including visceral manipulation after failed biofeedback therapy for constipation

Authors: L. Archambault-Ezenwa, J. Brewer, A. Markowski

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 8/2016

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Pelvic floor rehabilitation encompasses the application of specific therapeutic treatments aimed to improve muscle strength, relaxation, and coordination, promotes circulation, and restores the mobility of the fascial, ligamentous, nervous, vascular, and visceral systems, to foster pelvic health and biomechanics. The following case study will illustrate the importance of this approach to pelvic floor rehabilitation. …

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Title: A comprehensive physical therapy approach including visceral manipulation after failed biofeedback therapy for constipation
Authors: L. Archambault-Ezenwa
J. Brewer
A. Markowski
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-016-1489-4

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