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Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is important in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. In this study, biofeedback training was performed using electromyographic signals obtained in real time by a surface electrometer attached to the transverse abdominal muscles working in conjunction with the PFM. The low activity of the perineal muscles before training increased by an average of 20% points within 10 min after the start of training. This finding suggests that training of muscles indirectly involved in continence of urine may improve the functioning of the PFM.
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Hasegawa, H., Tanaka, T., Wakaiki, T., Shimatani, K., Kurita, Y. (2019). Biofeedback for Training Pelvic Floor Muscles with EMG Signals of Synergistic Muscles. In: Goonetilleke, R., Karwowski, W. (eds) Advances in Physical Ergonomics & Human Factors. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 789. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94484-5_42
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