Influence of vaginal birth on lumbopelvic muscle mechanical properties on urinary incontinence.
María Teresa Garzón-AlfaroInés Cruz-MedelSandra Alcaraz-ClarianaLourdes García-LuqueMaría Cristina Carmona-PérezJuan Luis Garrido-CastroFrancisco Alburquerque-SendínDaiana Priscila Rodrigues-de-SouzaPublished in: Clinical rehabilitation (2024)
Vaginal birth and UI have a differential influence on the muscle mechanical properties of the PF and LP muscles. The determination of muscle mechanical properties by externally applied hand-held tonometry improves the knowledge of the lumbopelvic status, with applicability in clinical and research fields.