Are hypopressive and other exercise programs effective for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse?

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    Understanding of how and why PFMT is effective in the treatment of both stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and POP is based on the anatomical, biomechanical, and exercise science rationale for actions during a single PFM contraction and the effects of doing regular PFMT over time. Resende et_al reported that both PFMT and PFMT plus the hypopressive technique were significantly more effective than lifestyle advice in increasing PFM strength (Oxford grading) and PFM activation (sEMG); however, there were no additional effects of adding the hypopressive technique to PFMT on either strength or activation. "Breathing exercises . . .

     

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