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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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Is pelvic floor muscle training effective for symptoms of overactive bladder in women? A systematic review.
Kari Bø,Ana Carolina Nociti Lopes Fernandes,Thaiana Bezerra Duarte,Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito,Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women was evaluated in a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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Effect of pelvic floor and transversus abdominis muscle contraction on inter-rectus distance in postpartum women: a cross-sectional experimental study.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of acute isometric contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and transversus abdominis muscle (TrAM) on interrectus distance (IRD) from resting values in postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominalinis (DRA).
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Risk factors for anatomic pelvic organ prolapse at 6 weeks postpartum: a prospective observational study
Cathrine Reimers,Cathrine Reimers,Franziska Siafarikas,Jette Stær-Jensen,Milada Cvancarova Småstuen,Kari Bø,Kari Bø,Marie Ellström Engh,Marie Ellström Engh +8 more
TL;DR: Prelabor differences in the pelvic floor rather than obstetrical events were risk factors for aPOP at 6 weeks postpartum, whereas delivery route and the presence of major LAM injuries were not.
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Impact of Childbirth and Mode of Delivery on Vaginal Resting Pressure and on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Endurance
Gunvor Hilde,Jette Stær-Jensen,Franziska Siafarikas,Marie Ellström Engh,Ingeborg Hoff Brækken,Kari Bø +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the impact of delivery mode on VRP and PFM strength and endurance in women with and without urinary incontinence indicates that continent women are stronger than their incontinent counterparts after vaginal delivery and can cope better with the substantial decline in PFMstrength and endurance.
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Levator hiatus dimensions and pelvic floor function in women with and without major defects of the pubovisceral muscle
TL;DR: Women with major pubovisceral muscle defects have larger hiatal dimensions at rest and at contraction than women without PVMD, and the corresponding relationship for hiatAL dimensions on Valsalva was unable to prove.