The effect of group or individualised pelvic floor exercises with or without ultrasonography guidance for urinary incontinence in elderly women - A pilot study.

Introduction: Pelvic floor exercises combined with patient education has shown to be a promising intervention for women suffering from urinary incontinence. This pilot study investigated the effect of patient education combined with group or individualised pelvic floor exercises, or individualised pelvic floor exercises with ultrasonography guidance.

Methods: Thirty-three elderly women with urinary incontinency completed a block-randomised, assessor-blinded study combining patient education with 12-weeks of pelvic floor exercises either group-based or individual with or without ultrasonography guidance.

Attentional Capacity during Dual-task Balance Performance Deteriorates with Age before the Sixties.

Postural control may be automated and leave residual attentional capacity for concurrent cognitive challenges - i.e. dual-task capacity.

No Effect of β-alanine on Muscle Function and Kayak Performance.

Purpose: If β-alanine supplementation counteracts muscular fatigue development or improves athletic performance was investigated.

Methods: Elite kayak rowers (10 men and 7 women) were supplemented with either 80 mg·kg body mass·d of β-alanine or placebo for 8 wk. Muscular fatigue development was investigated by applying a 2-min elbow flexor maximal voluntary contraction (MVC).