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Blogs, Podcasts and Links We Recommend Blogs we recommend Sue Croft : Sue Croft Physiotherapist Blog   is based on Sue's extensive knowledge and many years of private practice experience in the...

The research papers listed below are referred to in the information on this site: Agur WI & others
 The long-term effectiveness of antenatal pelvic floor muscle training: eight-year follow up of...

Health and medical research results can often appear to contradict each other. Different findings can emerge, depending on the design of the study, the selection of participants, and the fundamental...

Evidently Cochrane Evidently Cochrane - Don't Make Me Laugh Incontinence Isn't FunnyElaine Miller June 2014 Cochrane Reviews    Electrical stimulation with non-implanted devices for stress urinary incontinence in women (Review)Stewart...

How do I read and understand evidence? http://www.students4bestevidence.net/   NICE Guidelines and reports NICE - National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceSearch this database for evidence based data   NICE...

Does electrical stimulation help incontinence? All round improvement in incontinence levels, sexual function and quality of life. J Sex Med 2010. Feb 2. Sexual function and quality of life in women...

Do vaginal cones and vaginal balls strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and help to overcome incontinence? Vaginal cone therapy is a successful method to cure mild female stress incontinence and...

Do biofeedback devices such as perineometers and EMG devices help to strengthen the pelvic floor? Four weeks of both intensive group physical therapy or individual biofeedback training followed by an...

The POPPY trial concluded "One-to-one pelvic floor muscle training for prolapse is effective for improvement of prolapse symptoms. Long-term benefits should be investigated, as should the effects in specific subgroups" ...

BJU Int. 2010 Apr;105(7):975-7. Epub 2009 Sep 14.Chronic prostatitis presenting with dysfunctional voiding and effects of pelvic floor biofeedback treatment.He W, Chen M, Zu X, Li Y, Ning K, Qi...

Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2010 May;21(5):553-6. Epub 2010 Jan 20.Can stronger pelvic muscle floor improve sexual function?Lowenstein L Gruenwald I , Gartman I , Vardi YOne hundred seventy-six...

Physiotherapy for pelvic pain and female sexual dysfunction: an untapped resource Barry Berghmans International Urogynecology Journal May 2018, Volume 29, Issue 5, pp 631–638 Pain Processing in the Human Nervous System A Selective Review of Nociceptive and Biobehavioral...