The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening on Tidal Volume Capacity in Postnatal Women: A Comparative Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Mina Nashat Halim Farag ¹
• Ramez Yousry Fawzy Bakhoom ²
• Manal Bakry ³
• Naglaa E. Tolba ⁴

¹ Lecturer of physical therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

² Lecturer of Physical Therapy, Department of physical therapy for Women Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, EL Minia, Egypt.

³ Lecturer of physical Therapy, Basic science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

⁴ Lecturer of physical Therapy, Department of physical Therapy for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

Abstract

Keywords

• Pelvic floor muscles
• tidal volume
• Kegel exercises
• postnatal respiratory function
• postpartum recovery