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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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Exercises and education as secondary prevention for recurrent low back pain.
TL;DR: A Mensendieck exercise programme seems efficient in reducing recurrent episodes of low back pain at three-year follow-up, but it did not influence sick leave, pain or function scores.
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Abdominal exercises affect inter-rectus distance in postpartum women: a two-dimensional ultrasound study.
TL;DR: In contrast to existing recommendations for abdominal strength training among postpartum women, this study found that abdominal crunch exercises reduced IRD, and drawing-in exercises were ineffective for reducing IRD.
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Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training and pelvic organ prolapse--a randomized trial of primiparous women.
Kari Bø,Kari Bø,Gunvor Hilde,Gunvor Hilde,Jette Stær-Jensen,Franziska Siafarikas,Merete Kolberg Tennfjord,Merete Kolberg Tennfjord,Marie Ellström Engh +8 more
TL;DR: No effect was found of postpartum PFMT on POP in primiparous women, and more randomized controlled trials are needed before strong conclusions can be drawn on the effect of PFMTon POP in the particular population.
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Birth complications, overweight, and physical inactivity
TL;DR: Pre‐gestational physical inactivity increased the risk of perineal lacerations and male infants were associated with higher risk of vaginal operative delivery, as well as significant predictors for induction of labor.
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The Immediate Effects on Inter-rectus Distance of Abdominal Crunch and Drawing-in Exercises During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
TL;DR: There was a contrasting effect of the 2 exercises, with the abdominal crunch exercise consistently producing a significant narrowing of the IRD, in contrast, the drawing-in exercise generally led to a small widening of theIRD.