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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