#86. Prof. Dr. Kari Bø - Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Training

Episode #86 of the PhysioBib Podcast is the first in a series of
three episodes on pelvic health. In which we had the honor to
speak with Professor Kari Bø, who probably is
one of the most well-known researchers in pelvic health
physiotherapy worldwide.


She’s been a Professor of Exercise Science at the Norwegian
School of Sport Sciences since 1997 and has published more than
350 peer-reviewed papers on various topics like pelvic floor
dysfunction, incontinence, pelvic girdle pain, and exercise
during pregnancy.


She has also held visiting and guest professorships at multiple
universities in Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil. And after our
recording she did send us a short bio where she mentioned that
she’s currently supervising 11 PhD students.


So with everything she’s involved in, we feel very honored that
she took the time to join us for this conversation —
where we focused on stress incontinence and the
importance of pelvic floor training in physiotherapy. We
also touched on broader topics related to pelvic floor care,
including the competencies physiotherapists need in this field,
adherence to pelvic floor training and much more.





Enjoy the episode!





Mentioned studies and organizations:


High level rhythmic gymnasts and urinary incontinence:
Prevalence, risk factors, and influence on performance


Pelvic floor muscle training in female functional fitness
exercisers: an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial


Pelvic floor muscle training in treatment of female stress
urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual
dysfunction


Mechanisms for pelvic floor muscle training: Morphological
changes and associations between changes in pelvic floor muscle
variables and symptoms of female stress urinary incontinence and
pelvic organ prolapse—A narrative review


There is not yet strong evidence that exercise regimens other
than pelvic floor muscle training can reduce stress urinary
incontinence in women: a systematic review


Pelvic-Floor-Muscle Training Adherence: Tools, Measurements and
Strategies-2011 ICS State-of-the-Science Seminar Research Paper
II of IV


Group-Based vs Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Treat
Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial


Can you train the pelvic floor muscles by contracting other
related muscles?





Website of the International Continence Society (ICS), which also
provides Factsheets on the different types of urinary
incontinence.


Further education in pelvic floor physiotherapy at SOMT
University Interlaken





Editorial: Nils Reiter & Lotte Heimes


Production: Loïc Luttmann


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