The effect of biofeedback therapy on dyssynergic constipation in patients with or without Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: The Rome II and III diagnostic criteria for dyssynergic defecation recommended the exclusion of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study determined the effect of biofeedback therapy on dyssynergic constipation in patients with or without IBS.

Materials And Methods: This study was a nonrandomized, single blinded, semi experimental study.

Assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in women with and without low back pain using transabdominal ultrasound.

Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction has been recently associated with the development of low back pain (LBP). Transabdominal ultrasound imaging has been established as an appropriate method for visualizing and measuring PFM function. No study has directly evaluated PFM function in individuals with and without LBP.

Correlation of digital palpation and transabdominal ultrasound for assessment of pelvic floor muscle contraction.

Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction has been commonly associated with urinary disorders and lumbo-pelvic pain. Transabdominal (TA) ultrasound is currently used by physical therapists to assess PFM function. Controversy exists regarding the correlation between TA ultrasound measurement and vaginal palpation for assessment of PFM contraction, and this relationship has not yet been examined concurrently during the same contraction.