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Application of a new method in the study of pelvic floor muscle passive properties in continent women
Morin, Mélanie; Gravel, Denis; Bourbonnais, Daniel; Dumoulin, Chantale; Ouellet, Stéphane; Pilon, Jean-François (2010-10)The aim of this study was to present a new methodology for evaluating the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) passive properties. The properties were assessed in 13 continent women using an intra-vaginal dynamometric speculum and EMG (to ensure the subjects were ... -
Are stress and mixed urinary incontinence associated with impaired executive control in community-dwelling older women?
Lussier, Maxime; Renaud, Mélanie; Chiva-Razavi, Sima; Bherer, Louis; Dumoulin, Chantale (2013-05)Objectives: To assess whether stress or mixed urinary incontinence (UI) is associated with deficits in executive functioning among community-dwelling women. Design: An observational study comparing the performance, using multivariate analyses of variance ... -
Changes in urethral sphincter size following rehabilitation in older women with stress urinary incontinence
Dumoulin, Chantale; Tang, An; Pontbriand-Drolet, Stéphanie; Madill, Stéphanie J. (2015-02)Introduction and hypothesis The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a pelvic floor muscle (PFM) rehabilitation program on the striated urethral sphincter in women over 60 years with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We hypothesized ... -
Comparison between transperineal ultrasound and digital dectection of levator ani trauma : can we improve the odds?
Kruger, Jennifer A.; Dietz, Hans Peter; Budgett, Stephanie C.; Dumoulin, Chantale (2014-03)Aims To investigate the predictive ability of four digital assessment parameters to detect levator ani (LA) muscle defects (avulsion injury) and compare these to transperineal tomographic ultrasound images. Methods This was an observational ... -
Comparison of two methods for measuring the pubococcygeal line from sagittal-plane magnetic resonance imaging
Madill, Stéphanie J.; Tang, An; Pontbriand-Drolet, Stéphanie; Dumoulin, Chantale (2011-11)Aims The pubococcygeal line (PCL) is an important reference line for determining measures of pelvic organ support on sagittal-plane magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); however, there is no consensus on where to place the posterior point of the PCL. ... -
Conservative management for female urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse review 2013 : summary of the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence
Dumoulin, Chantale; Hunter, Kathleen F.; Moore, Katherine; Bradley, Catherine S.; Burgio, Kathryn L.; Hagen, S.; Imamura, M.; Thakar, R.; Williams, K.; Chambers, T. (2016-01)Aims The objective of the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) chapter on Adult Conservative Management was to review and summarize the new evidence on conservative management of urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse ... -
Differences in pelvic floor morphology between continent, stress urinary incontinent, and mixed urinary incontinent elderly women : an MRI study
Pontbriand-Drolet, Stéphanie; Tang, An; Madill, Stéphanie J.; Tannenbaum, Cara; Lemieux, Marie-Claude; Corcos, Jacques; Dumoulin, Chantale (2016-04-13)Aims To compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvic floor musculature (PFM), bladder neck and urethral sphincter morphology under three conditions (rest, PFM maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and straining) in older women with symptoms ... -
Effects of pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation on PFM function and morphology in older women
Madill, Stéphanie J.; Pontbriand-Drolet, Stéphanie; Tang, An; Dumoulin, Chantale (2013-11)Aims The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a pelvic floor muscle (PFM) rehabilitation program on incontinence symptoms, PFM function, and morphology in older women with SUI. Methods Women 60 years old and older with at least weekly ... -
Effects of radiation therapy on the structure and function of the pelvic floor muscles of patients with cancer in the pelvic area : a systematic review
Bernard, Stéphanie; Dumoulin, Chantale; Roy, Jean-Sébastien; Moffet, Hélène; Ouellet, Marie-Pier (2016-04)Purpose Radiation therapy (RT) is often recommended in the treatment of pelvic cancers. Following RT, a high prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunctions (urinary incontinence, dyspareunia, and fecal incontinence) is reported. However, changes in pelvic ... -
Health professionals’ and patients’ perspectives on pelvic floor muscle training adherence : 2011 ICS State-of-the-Science Seminar research paper IV of IV
C. Frawley, Helena; McClurg, Doreen; Mahfooza, Aishath; Hay-Smith, Jean; Dumoulin, Chantale (2015-08-12)Aims There is scant information on pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) adherence barriers and facilitators. A web-based survey was conducted (1) to investigate whether responses from health professionals and the public broadly reflected findings in ... -
Incontinence : stress urinary incontinence treatment—surgery first?
Fritel, Xavier; Dumoulin, Chantale (2014-01)A randomized trial involving 460 women with stress urinary incontinence compared physiotherapy with midurethral-sling surgery. We question whether the results, showing higher rates of improvement and cure for surgery than for physiotherapy, should ... -
Optimiser l’efficacité de la rééducation périnéale dans le traitement de l’incontinence urinaire d’effort chez la femme : que nous disent les évidences scientifiques?
Dumoulin, Chantale; Glazener, Cathryn (2011)La rééducation des muscles du plancher pelvien est le traitement de première ligne de l’incontinence urinaire d’effort chez la femme. Toutefois, les composantes de cette rééducation varient considérablement d’un essai clinique randomisé à l’autre. Par ... -
Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women : a short version Cochrane systematic review with meta-analysis
Dumoulin, Chantale; Hay-Smith, Jean; Mac Habée-Séguin, Gabrielle; Mercier, Joanie (2015-04-10)Background Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a commonly used physical therapy for women with urinary incontinence (UI). Objectives To determine the effects of PFMT for women with UI in comparison to no treatment, placebo or other inactive ... -
Pelvic floor muscles training to reduce symptoms and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy : a case study
Mercier, Joanie; Morin, Mélanie; Lemieux, Marie-Claude; Reichetzer, Barbara; Khalifé, Samir; Dumoulin, Chantale (2016-07)Objective: Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), caused by decreased levels of estrogen, is a common problem in aging women. Main symptoms of VVA are vaginal dryness and dyspareunia. First-line treatment consists of the application of local estrogen therapy (ET) ... -
Pelvic-Floor Rehabilitation, Part 1 : Comparison of Two Surface Electrode Placements During Stimulation of the Pelvic-Floor Musculature in Women Who Are Continent Using Bipolar Interferential Currents
Dumoulin, Chantale; Seaborne, Derek E; Quirion-DeGirardi, Cécile; Sullivan, S John (1995-12)Background and Purpose. Electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor is used as an adjunct in the conservative treatment of urinary incontinence. No consensus exists, however, regarding electrode placements for optimal stimulation of the pelvic-floor ... -
Pelvic-Floor Rehabilitation, Part 2 : Pelvic-Floor Reeducation With Interferential Currents and Exercise in the Treatment of Genuine Stress Incontinence in Postpartum Women : A Cohort Study
Dumoulin, Chantale; Seaborne, Derek E; Quirion-DeGirardi, Cécile; Sullivan, S John (1995-12)Background and Purpose. This descriptive cohort study investigated a physical therapy program of pelvic-floor neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) combined with exercises, with the aim of developing a simple, inexpensive, and conservative treatment ... -
Physical therapy for urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or low bone density : a randomized controlled trial
Sran, Meena; Mercier, Joanie; Wilson, Penny; Lieblich, Pat; Dumoulin, Chantale (2016-03)Objective: To assess the effectiveness of 12 weekly physical therapy sessions for urinary incontinence (UI) compared with a control intervention, for reducing the number of UI episodes measured with the 7-day bladder diary, at 3 months and 1 year ... -
Physiotherapy for persistent postnatal stress urinary incontinence : a randomized controlled trial
Dumoulin, Chantale; Lemieux, Marie-Claude; Bourbonnais, Daniel; Gravel, Denis; Bravo, Gina; Morin, Mélanie (2004-09)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of multimodal supervised physiotherapy programs with the absence of treatment among women with persistent postnatal stress urinary incontinence. METHODS: This was a single-blind ... -
Postnatal pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary incontinence : where do we stand?
Dumoulin, Chantale (2006-10)Purpose of review: Postnatal pelvic floor muscle training aims to rehabilitate the pelvic floor muscles. To be effective, a certain exercise dosage must be respected. Recent trials evaluated the effect of different programs on prevention/treatment of ... -
Randomized clinical trial of multimodal physiotherapy treatment compared to overnight lidocaine ointment in women with provoked vestibulodynia: Design and methods
Morin, Mélanie; Dumoulin, Chantale; Bergeron, Sophie; Mayrand, Marie-Hélène; Khalifé, Samir; Waddell, Guy; Dubois, Marie-France; Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) Study Group (2016-01-30)Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition yet its management relies mainly on non-empirically validated interventions. Among the many causes of PVD, there is growing evidence that pelvic floor muscle (PFM) ...