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Dynamics of Pelvic Floor Muscles With Different Phonation Patterns Among Female Students
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
The purpose of the study is to know if there is relation between the dynamics of pelvic floor muscles and different phonation pattern.
Official title: Dynamics of Pelvic Floor Muscles With Different Phonation Patterns Among Female Students: An Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 24 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2024-12-03
Completion Date
2025-01-10
Last Updated
2024-12-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
phonation and respiratory tasks
Participants performed various tasks to evaluate pelvic floor muscle activity and displacement. These included a maximum voluntary contraction ("cutting off the flow of urine mid-stream"), a pelvic floor strain ("bearing down for a bowel movement"), and the Valsalva maneuver to clear the Eustachian tubes. Additionally, phonation and respiratory exercises were conducted, such as producing the "ah" sound at different pitches, open-mouth exhalation, coughing, and semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises using a small coffee straw, commonly used in singing warm-ups to enhance vocal efficiency. Each task lasted 3 seconds, with 1-minute rest intervals to assess their impact on pelvic floor displacement
Locations (1)
Faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
Giza, Egypt