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Principles and Methods of Physiotherapy After Delivery

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Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

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According to a number of epidemiological studies, one of the most socially devastating sequels of vaginal delivery is pelvic floor muscle’s damage [1]. It can cause pelvic organ prolapse with loss of bladder and bowel control, making life very hard to manage and painful: child-care, walking, sitting, sleeping, and human relationships may become problematic [2–3]. The conservative treatment is universally considered as the first line intervention, and the British National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) with the International Continence Society (ICS) recommend it as the first step [4–7]. As a matter of fact, a damaged pelvic floor can be improved through re-education exercises [9], and after them, approximately 65 % of women will improve, with 30–50 % ending up to surgery [8, 10, 11].

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    Gianfranco Minini

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Minoli, S. (2016). Principles and Methods of Physiotherapy After Delivery. In: Riva, D., Minini, G. (eds) Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18197-4_13

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