Longitudinal study finds pelvic floor muscle pre-contraction does not significantly increase intra-abdominal pressure during strength exercises, suggesting further investigation is needed.
The PFM pressure was not significantly higher than the IAP during strength exercises. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate if systematic PFM training can improve the strength of the voluntary pre-contraction.
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