Pelvic PT distance journal club - November 2016

Should women with incontinence and prolapse do abdominal curls? 

Hypermoblity and POP a systematic review and meta-analysis

 Recording

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 Next call is December 7, 2016

Should women with incontinence and prolapse do abdominal curls?

Simpson S, Deeble M, Thompson J, Andrews A, and Briffa K.  International Urogynecology Journal . 2016. Volume 14.  Page 53 - 60.

Laura Scheufele, PT, DPT, WCS

November 9, 2016

Aim: Determine the magnitude of change in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during two functional activities: 1) abdominal curl and 2) cough in patients with UI alone and UI and POP.

Design: Exploratory descriptive study.

Association between joint hypermobility and pelvic organ prolapse in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Veit-Rubin N, Cartwright R, Singh A, et al. International Urogynecology Journal. 2016; Volume 27. Pages 1469-1478.

Laura Scheufele, PT, DPT, WCS

November 9, 2016

Aim: Assess the strength, consistency and potential for bias in pooled associations from prior studies of the relationship between joint hypermobility (JHM) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Study Design: Systematic review.

Materials and Methods:

Inclusion Criteria: Case-control and cross-sectional designs, with either population based samples and other sampling methods. Ethical approval not required.