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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Examination of awareness, knowledge and beliefs on pelvic floor and pelvic floor muscle training in pregnant women
Ankarali, Handan; Özengin, Nuriye; Bakar, Yesim; Topcuoglu, Mehmet Ata; Bahar, Betül
Aim: This study aimed to determine the awareness, knowledge, and beliefs of pregnant women on pelvic floor and pelvic floor muscle training. Methods: A total of 250 volunteer women with gestational weeks ranging between 5 to 40 weeks were included in this study. After the physical and socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women were recorded, they were asked to complete the questionnaire assessing their awareness, knowledge and beliefs on pelvic floor and pelvic floor muscle training. Results: It was determined that 70.4% of the pregnant women had not heard of the pelvic floor muscles before, 95.2% did not get information about pelvic floor muscles, 90.8% did not know why they needed pelvic floor muscles. It was found that 47.6% of the pregnant women believed that urinary incontinence during pregnancy was normal. In addition, 98% of the pregnant women did not think that they had sufficient information about pelvic floor muscles. It was found that knowledge, awareness and beliefs about pelvic floor and pelvic floor muscles were similar between gestational trimesters (p> 0.05). Conclusion: As a result, pregnant women had insufficient awareness and knowledge levels, maladaptive beliefs about pelvic floor muscles and training. It is essential for pregnant women to know potential problems, preventive and therapeutic methods in this process which they are at risk for various pelvic floor dysfunctions. Therefore, it can be recommended that pregnant women should be routinely informed about the pelvic floor by health professionals and encouraged to participate in pelvic floor muscle training.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2022Evaluation of Lower Extremity Muscles Shortness, Flexibility, and Hypermobility in Adults with Asymptomatic Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Narin, Ayşe Neriman; Yazgan Dağli, Beyza; Vural Cömert, Aysun; Bahar, Betül; Özturan, Kutay Engin
Objective: (a) To investigate the presence of sacroiliac joint dysfunction in asymptomatic individuals and (b) to compare lower limb muscle shortness, flexibility of hamstring and erector spinae muscles, and hypermobility between subjects with and without asymptomatic sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Material and Methods: A total of 54 healthy young adults subjects were included in the study. The subjects were assessed with the sacroiliac joint diagnostic procedure. The seated flexion test, the standing flexion test, the Gillet test, and bilateral bony landmark examination were performed by an expert investigator. According to the positivity of at least 3 of these tests, the subjects were divided into 2 groups, the asymptomatic sacroiliac joint dysfunction group and the control group. The shortness of tensor fasciae latae and iliopsoas muscles was evaluated with the modified Ober test and the modified Thomas test. The straight leg raise test and fingertip-to-floor test were carried out for hamstring and erector spinae muscles flexibility, while hypermobility was assessed according to the Beighton criteria. Results: The asymptomatic sacroiliac joint dysfunction was diagnosed in 38% of healthy adults. There was no statistical difference in the shortness of tensor fasciae latae and iliopsoas muscles between the asymptomatic sacroiliac joint dysfunction group and the control group (P > 0.05). Similarly, there was no difference between the groups in terms of the hamstring and erector spinae muscles flexibility, and the Beighton scores (P > 0.05). Conclusion: This study emphasized that asymptomatic sacroiliac joint dysfunction might be seen in healthy young adults without the difference in shortness and flexibility in the lower extremity and hypermobility.