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Kari Bø
Researcher at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Publications - 286
Citations - 14824
Kari Bø is an academic researcher from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urinary incontinence & Pelvic Floor Muscle. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 266 publications receiving 12452 citations. Previous affiliations of Kari Bø include American Physical Therapy Association & Akershus University Hospital.
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Single blind, randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation, vaginal cones, and no treatment in management of genuine stress incontinence in women
TL;DR: Training of the pelvic floor muscles is superior to electrical stimulation and vaginal cones in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence.
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Evaluation of Female Pelvic-Floor Muscle Function and Strength
Kari Bø,Margaret Sherburn +1 more
TL;DR: The aims of this article are to give an overview of methods to assess PFM function and strength and to discuss the responsiveness, reliability, and validity of data obtained with the methods available for clinical practice and research today.
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Standardization of terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and dysfunction: Report from the pelvic floor clinical assessment group of the International Continence Society
Bert Messelink,Thomas Benson,Bary Berghmans,Kari Bø,Jacques Corcos,C. J. Fowler,Jo Laycock,Peter Huat Chye Lim,Rik van Lunsen,Guus A.B. Lycklama à Nijeholt,John H. Pemberton,Alex C. Wang,Alain Watier,Philip Van Kerrebroeck +13 more
TL;DR: This report presents a standardization of terminology of pelvic $oor muscle function and dysfunction to facilitate comparison of results and enable eiective communication by investigators performing pelvic £oor muscle studies.
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Pelvic floor muscle training is effective in treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, but how does it work?
TL;DR: The aims of this article are to discuss the theories behind why PFM training is effective in treating SUI and to discuss each theory in the framework of new knowledge of functional anatomy and examples of results from RCTs.
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Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Exercise and Sport
TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature on urinary incontinence and participation in sport and fitness activities with a special emphasis on prevalence and treatment in female elite athletes finds there is a need for more basic research on pelvic floor muscle function during physical activity and the effect of pelvic floor Muscle training inFemale elite athletes.