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Assessment of the Elastographic and Electromyographic of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Postmenopausal Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence Symptoms.

Kuba PtaszkowskiBartosz MalkiewiczRomuald ZdrojowyMalgorzata Paprocka-BorowiczLucyna Ptaszkowska
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The elasticity of the periurethral structures is higher during active pelvic floor muscle contraction than at rest, it seems that shear wave elastography is an effective test that objectively assesses the strength of PFM contraction.
Keyphrases
  • smooth muscle
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle
  • bone mineral density
  • high resolution
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition
  • breast cancer risk