The Overactive Pelvic Floor (eBook)

Anna Padoa, MDAssaf Harofe Medical CenterDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyBeer Yaakov, IsraelTalli Rosenbaum, MscCertified Sex Therapist, Individual and couples therapistInner Stability LimitedBet Shemesh, Israel

The Overactive Pelvic FloorAnna Padoa and Talli Rosenbaum Table of Contents Chapter 1Definitions and Basic Etiology of the Overactive Pelvic FloorStéphanie Thibault-Gagnon BScPT Chapter 2Overactive Pelvic Floor: Female Sexual Functioning Ellen Laan, PhD and Rik HW van Lunsen, MD, PhD Chapter 3The Pelvic Floor and Male Sexual FunctionDeborah S. Cohen, PT, MS, CSCS, COMT, WCS, Joshua Gonzalez, MD and Irwin Goldstein, MD Chapter 4Female Genital Pain and Penetration DisordersAhinoam Lev-Sagie, MD. Chapter 5Bladder Pain Syndromes/Interstitial Cystitis and the Overactive Pelvic FloorMauro Cervigni, MD, Andrea Morciano, MD, and Giuseppe Campagna, MD Chapter 6Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes in MalesKobi Stav, MD Chapter 7Musculoskeletal Conditions Related to Pelvic Floor Muscle OveractivityPamela Morrison, MS, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD, IMTC Chapter 8Female Voiding DysfunctionAsnat Groutz, MD Chapter 9Overactive Pelvic Floor: Gastrointestinal MorbiditiesMarc Beer-Gabel, MDChapter 10Subjective AssessmentLior Lowenstein MD, MS, Moti Gulersen MD, MSc, and Amy Lehrner, PhD Chapter 11Objective Assessment of the Overactive Pelvic FloorMelanie Morin, PT, PhD Chapter 12Electromyography                                  Evelyne Gentilcore-Saulnier, BSc Physical Therapy, MSc Rehabiliation Science, Cindy Auchincloss, BSc Kin, BSc PT, MSc RHBS, PhD(c), and Linda McLean,PhDChapter 13Female pelvic floor imaging with emphasis on the overactive pelvic floorVered H. Eisenberg, MD, MHA  Chapter 14Urodynamic assessmentSarit Barak, MD and Gil Levy, MD, FACOG Chapter 15Medical Therapies for the Treatment of Overactive Pelvic Floor  Riva N. Preil, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD, CLT, Zoe R. Belkin, MS, Andrew T.  Goldstein, FACOG IF  Chapter 16Treatment Only: A Classical Physical Therapy Approach to an Overactive Pelvic FloorAmy Stein, MPT, DPT, BCB-PMD and Mary Hughes, PT, DPT Chapter 17An Alternative Physical Therapy Approach to the Overactive Pelvic FloorDee Hartmann, PT, DPT Chapter 18A Tale of Two Pain States- The Integrative Physical Therapy Approach to the Overactive Pelvic FloorCarolyn Vandyken BHSc (PT) and Sandra Hilton, PT, DPT, MS Chapter 19Complementary and Alternative Therapies for the Overactive Pelvic FloorRebecca P. Anderson MSN, ANP-BC, Sarit O. Aschkenazi, MD, MS Chapter 20Psychosocial Management Elke D. Reissing, PhD. and Heather VanZuylen, BA