Effects of Age, Parity, and Adherence on Pelvic Muscle Response to Exercise

To examine factors that affect pelvic muscle response to 12 weeks of pelvic muscle exercise.Repeated measures design in which intravaginal pressures during pelvic muscle contractions were recorded at baseline and after four exercise levels.College of Nursing research site in Gainesville, Florida.Eighty-five parous, community-dwelling women, aged 35-78 years and without incontinence as a primary concern.A 12-week graded program of regular (three...