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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3943</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131243</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise-Induced Progressive Positioning in Improving Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S</surname><given-names>Jenifer Augustina</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Suganthirababu</surname><given-names>Prathap</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rajagopal</surname><given-names>Vijayaraghavan</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>M</surname><given-names>Kamalakannan</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kaviraja</surname><given-names>Kamatchi</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>22</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>2)</volume><issue/><fpage>243</fpage><lpage>246</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: The pelvic floor provides support for the pelvic organs, spine and pelvic girdle, and aid in urination, defecation and sexual function. In particular, these functions require relaxation and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles as well as the urine and anal sphincter muscles. Recent studies for improving Pelvic floor muscle strength contains vaginal cones, bladder training, pelvic floor muscle exercises, biofeedback and the electrical stimulation of pelvic muscles. Kegel exercises had become more popular as it is a non-invasive method of treatment and a perineometer is a quantitative tool used for both assessment and management of pelvic floor strength. Aim: This study had undertaken to intend to improve the pelvic floor muscle strength by improving the progression in different positions such as crook lying, sitting and standing. Methods: A study was conducted on 30 subjects among them 20 are illiterates and 10 are literates using a convenient sampling technique, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The brink scale is used as the outcome measure. The strength training program is performed in 3 positions and divided into 3 phases, phase-I is from week one to week three, phase II is from week four to week six and phase -III is from week seven to week nine Result: The statistical analysis of the study revealed that the post-test values of Phase-III had marked improvement due to increased duration and the improved position. The result of the study showed that the pelvic floor muscle strength can be progressed to a maximum of between 8 to 9 weeks. Conclusion: The study concluded that all the positions are equally important in the progression of pelvic floor strength.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd> Biofeedback</kwd><kwd> Bladder training</kwd><kwd> Electrical stimulation</kwd><kwd> Kegal exercises</kwd><kwd> Pelvic floor</kwd><kwd> Perineometer</kwd><kwd> Vaginal cones</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
