An International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for pelvic floor muscle assessment

• Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 1217 - 1260
• Main Authors: Frawley, Helena, Shelly, Beth, Morin, Melanie, Bernard, Stéphanie, Bø, Kari, Digesu, Giuseppe Alessandro, Dickinson, Tamara, Goonewardene, Sanchia, McClurg, Doreen, Rahnama'i, Mohammad S., Schizas, Alexis, Slieker‐ten Hove, Marijke, Takahashi, Satoru, Voelkl Guevara, Jenniffer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2021
• Subjects: clinical assessment; Decision making; diagnosis; Jargon; muscle dysfunction; pelvic floor; Pelvis; Standardization; Working groups; diagnosis; clinical assessment; pelvic floor; muscle dysfunction

Introduction The terminology for female and male pelvic floor muscle (PFM) assessment has expanded considerably since the first PFM function and dysfunction standardization of terminology document in 2005. New terms have entered assessment reports, and new investigations to measure PFM function and...