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The Rolf Method of Structural Integration and Pelvic Floor Muscle Facilitation: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Interventional Study

Lucyna PtaszkowskaMartyna Kasper-jędrzejewskaKuba PtaszkowskiGrzegorz JędrzejewskiTomasz HalskiRobert Schleip

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medicine.medical_specialtySupine positionlcsh:Medicinepelvic floor musclesElectromyographysurface electromyographyPelvic Floor MuscleArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationStructural Integrationmedicine030212 general & internal medicinePelvic floormedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrySignificant differencelcsh:ROutcome measuresGeneral Medicinemedicine.anatomical_structureFacilitationbusinessPhasic contraction030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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The management of pelvic floor dysfunctions might need to be based on a comprehensive neuro-musculoskeletal therapy such as The Rolf Method of Structural Integration (SI). The aim of the study was to evaluate the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) after the tenth session of SI by using surface electromyography (sEMG). This was a randomized, interventional study. Thirty-three healthy women were randomly assigned to the experimental (SI) or control group. The outcome measures included PFM bioelectrical activity, assessed using sEMG and endovaginal probes. An intervention in the SI group included 60 min of SI once a week, and teaching on how to contract and relax PFMs

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-12-09Journal of Clinical Medicine
10.3390/jcm9123981https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/12/3981