Is there correlation between electromyography and digital palpation as means of measuring pelvic floor muscle contractility in nulliparous, pregnant, and postpartum women?

dc.creatorBotelho, S
dc.creatorPereira, LC
dc.creatorMarques, J
dc.creatorLanza, AH
dc.creatorAmorim, CF
dc.creatorPalma, P
dc.creatorRiccetto, C
dc.date2013
dc.dateJUN
dc.date2014-07-30T14:35:28Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:37:18Z
dc.date2014-07-30T14:35:28Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:37:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T23:20:23Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T23:20:23Z
dc.identifierNeurourology And Urodynamics. Wiley-blackwell, v. 32, n. 5, n. 420, n. 423, 2013.
dc.identifier0733-2467
dc.identifierWOS:000320663900004
dc.identifier10.1002/nau.22321
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/60772
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/60772
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1271997
dc.descriptionAims The continence mechanisms depend on the integrity of the pelvic floor muscles. It is therefore important to find simple, reliable, and safe methods to assess its contractility in a clinical setting. This study aims to investigate if digital palpation of the pelvic floor muscles presents correlation with its electromyographic activity. Methods The sample consisted of 307 women with mean age of 23.93 years, including 39 nulliparous, 117 primigravid pregnant, 64 primiparous, in post-vaginal delivery, and 87 primiparous women, in post-cesarean section delivery. The assessment consisted of both digital palpation and surface electromyography. One, and the same, highly skilled and experienced physiotherapist, who was able to classify the different grades of contractility accurately, performed digital palpation using the Modified Oxford Grading Scale. Surface electromyography was performed using an intravaginal probe. For electromyography evaluation, three contractions of 5sec each were recorded, and an average of three Root Mean squares was considered for analysis. Spearman's Coefficient, Jonckheere-Terpstra Test, Kruskal-Wallis as well as Dunn Test were used for statistical analysis. Results The strong correlation found between the two methods (P<0.001) indicates that both digital palpation and electromyography can be used in everyday practice, both for clinical use and scientific research, although both have their specific limitations and requirements to avoid the risk of biases. Conclusion There was a correlation between pelvic floor muscle contractility measured by surface electromyography and by digital palpation. Both methods can be used to validate data in research and clinical setting. Neurourol. Urodynam. 32: 420-423, 2013. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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dc.description420
dc.description423
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley-blackwell
dc.publisherHoboken
dc.publisherEUA
dc.relationNeurourology And Urodynamics
dc.relationNeurourol. Urodyn.
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rightshttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectdigital palpation
dc.subjectEMG
dc.subjectfunctional evaluation
dc.subjectModified Oxford Grading Scale
dc.subjectpelvic floor muscles
dc.subjectsurface electromyography
dc.subjectSurface Electromyography
dc.subjectDynamometric Measurements
dc.subjectReliability
dc.subjectStrength
dc.subjectValidity
dc.titleIs there correlation between electromyography and digital palpation as means of measuring pelvic floor muscle contractility in nulliparous, pregnant, and postpartum women?
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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