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July 26, 2013Journal of physiotherapyOpen Access

There is not yet strong evidence that exercise regimens other than pelvic floor muscle training can reduce stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review

Kari Bø Rob Herbert

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Abstract

There is not yet strong evidence that alternative exercise regimens can reduce urinary leakage in women with stress urinary incontinence. Alternative exercise regimens should not yet be recommended for use in clinical practice for women with stress urinary incontinence.

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Bø et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de4b9210ad35bcffb0bd1f https://doi.org/10.1016/s1836-9553(13)70180-2

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