Open AccessHigh-density surface electromyographic assessment of pelvic floor hypertonicity in IC/BPS patients: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Nicholas Dias,
Chuan Zhang,
Christopher P. Smith,
H. Henry Lai,
Yingchun Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international urogynecology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1433-3023
pISSN - 0937-3462
DOI - 10.1007/s00192-020-04467-2
Subject(s) - medicine , electromyography , pelvic floor muscle , pelvic floor , palpation , tonicity , hypertonic saline , urology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , surgery
To assess the feasibility of objectively assessing pelvic floor hypertonicity (PFH) in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) using an intra-vaginal high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) probe.