Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , June 2010

An alternative intervention for urinary incontinence: Retraining diaphragmatic, deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscle coordinated function

  • Hsiu-Chuan Hung

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Sheng-Mou Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Yun Chih

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ho-Hsiung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and the Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jau-Yih Tsauo

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Floor 3, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 33668130; fax: +886 2 33668161.

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.01.008

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , June 2010

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