Lecture 4 PELVIC FLOOR Flashcards
Bc sometimes Dr. Arnold does these questions:
When did the academy of pelvic health begin?
1977
What’s the first step to becoming a Pelvic floor therapist?
Join the APTA academy of pelvic health
Endometriosis is _______________
When endometrial-LIKE tissue grows outside of the uterus
What does an astrix sign/concordinant sign mean?
Something with pain associated with it, example: Bending forward
When you exhale, how does the pelvic floor move?
When you inhale how does it move?
Up
Down
What is the MMT scale for the pelvic floor?
MOS- Modified Oxford Scale
What does PERFECT stand for
Power
Endurance
Repetitions
Fast Conractions
What spinal levels are the pudendal nerve?
S2 S3 S4
What % of the pelvic floor is fast twitch vs slow twitch
30% fast
70% slow
What is the normal voiding rate?
1mL per minute
How does the bladder/detrusor muscle work with the pelvic floor muscles
Opposite contract/relaxation
What does a normal voiding schedule look like
Every 3-4 hours
no night time voids
Leakage of urine w/ increased intra-adominal pressure
coughing,sneezing,exercise
Stress Incontinence
Leakage associated w/ a strong urge
often on the way to the bathroom, not the same as OAB
Urge incontinence
Any combination of stress, urge, mixed, overflow, functional inconinence is called
Mixed Incontinence
