A scoping review of the evidence for supervised pelvic floor muscle training for improving signs or symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in post-menopausal women

Conservative prevention and management of pelvic organ prolapse in women

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Adult conservative management

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Can pelvic floor muscle training reverse pelvic organ prolapse and reduce prolapse symptoms? An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial

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Evidence-based physical therapy for the pelvic floor: Bridging science and clinical practice

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Effect of pelvic floor muscle training compared with watchful waiting in older women with symptomatic mild pelvic organ prolapse: randomised controlled trial in primary care

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A pelvic floor muscle training program in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial

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Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women

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International urogynecology consultation chapter 3 committee 2; conservative treatment of patient with pelvic organ prolapse: Pelvic floor muscle training

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pessary treatment compared with pelvic floor muscle training in older women with pelvic organ prolapse: 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial in primary care

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Pelvic‐Floor‐Muscle Training Adherence: Tools, Measurements and Strategies—<i>2011 ICS State‐of‐the‐Science Seminar Research Paper II of IV</i>

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Two‐year effects and cost‐effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in mild pelvic organ prolapse: a randomised controlled trial in primary care

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Age and/or postmenopausal status as risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse development: systematic review with meta-analysis

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Health professionals’ and patients’ perspectives on pelvic floor muscle training adherence—2011 ICS State‐of‐the‐Science Seminar research paper IV of IV

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The improvement in pelvic floor symptoms with weight loss in obese women does not correlate with the changes in pelvic anatomy

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Women’s experiences of doing long-term pelvic floor muscle exercises for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse symptoms

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The effect of pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: A meta-analysis

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Do stages of menopause affect the outcomes of pelvic floor muscle training?

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Completeness of exercise reporting among randomized controlled trials on pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review

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Women’s Experiences with Compliance with Pelvic Floor Home Exercise Therapy and Lifestyle Changes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptoms: A Qualitative Study

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Do patients with central sensitivity syndromes have poor subjective outcomes despite anatomical cure from pelvic organ prolapse surgery?

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Development of a multinational, multidisciplinary competency framework for physiotherapy training in pessary management: an E-Delphi study

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Impact of an informational flipchart on lifestyle advice for Nepali women with a pelvic organ prolapse: a randomized controlled trial

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Never Too Late to Train: The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Shape of the Levator Hiatus in Incontinent Older Women

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Medium-term follow-up after supervised pelvic floor muscle training for patients with anterior vaginal wall prolapse

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How Can We Improve the Assessment and Indifferent Outcomes From Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management From Conservative and Surgical Therapies? ICI‐RS 2025

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The efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training for pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Pelvic floor muscle training for pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Does pelvic floor muscle training augment the effect of surgery in women with pelvic organ prolapse? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

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A pelvic floor muscle training program in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial

Alves, F. K., Riccetto, C., Adami, D. B. V., Marques, J., Pereira, L. C., Palma, P., & Botelho, S. (2015) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.03.006 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

The effect of pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: A meta-analysis

Wang, T., Wen, Z., & Li, M. (2022) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-022-05139-z · Cited by 24 · see citing works