Effect of exercise on female pelvic floor morphology and muscle function: a systematic review.

Enaiane Cristina Menezes Franciele da Silva PereiraRafaela Maria PortoFelipe FankGiovana Zarpellon Mazo

Published in: International urogynecology journal (2022)

The results of this review demonstrate an inverse relationship of PFM maximum voluntary contraction with exercise intensity. Qualitative synthesis showed that the studies found favorable outcomes for the control group in terms of hiatal area during contraction and Valsalva and bladder neck displacement.

Keyphrases

high intensity
resistance training
physical activity
smooth muscle
spinal cord injury
coronary artery
skeletal muscle
systematic review
type diabetes
case control
metabolic syndrome
weight loss