Changes in abdominal muscles’ thickness from rest to pelvic floor isolated contraction in healthy women
PFM isolated contraction generates a significant contraction of the transversus abdominis muscle, which helps controlling intra-abdominal pressure. The excellent inter-analyzer reliability evidence that abdominal muscles' muscle thickness is reliable when obtained by different analyzers.
Authors
- Fábio Juner Lanferdini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-7188)
- Francesca Chaida Sonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-7918)
- Marco Aurélio Vaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-3502)
- José Geraldo Lopes Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-885X)
- Suzana Mallmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-4068)
- Andriéli Aparecida Salbego Lançanova
- Bruna Bohrer Mozzaquatro
- Amanda Zanella de Mello
- Luciana Laureano Paiva
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ultrasound
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-025-01105-9
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00