Quantification of 3/4D ultrasound pelvic floor changes induced by postpartum muscle training in patients with levator ani muscle avulsion: a parallel randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We believe that physiotherapy with muscle training (MT) of the postpartum pelvic floor may lead to a change in the clinical management of patients with avulsion of the puborectal portion of the levator ani muscle (LAM). Our objective is to assess whether physiotherapy with MT of the postpartum pelvic floor in patients with LAM avulsion produces changes in pelvic floor morphology evaluated by 3/4D transperineal ultrasound.

Methods

This parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) included 97 primiparous patients. A study was conducted in three parts. In the first part (3 months postpartum), primiparous patients with LAM avulsion were recruited, and the levator hiatus and the LAM areas were measured using 3/4D transperineal ultrasound. In the second part (3 to 6 month

SUBMITTER: Sainz-Bueno JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923858 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature