Avtor/Urednik     Enck, Paul; Vodušek, David B
Naslov     Electromyography of pelvic floor muscles
Tip     članek
Vir     J Electromyogr Kinesiol
Vol. in št.     Letnik 16, št. 6
Leto izdaje     2006
Obseg     str. 568-77
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are intimately involved in function of lower urinary tract, the anorectum and sexual functions, therefore their neural control transcends the primarily important somatic innervation of striated muscle, as they are directly involved in "visceral activity". Neural control of pelvic organs is affected by a unique co-ordination of somatic and autonomic motor nervous systems. Visceral and somatic sensory fibres supply sensory information from pelvic organs; their input influences through central integrative mechanisms also pelvic floor muscle activity. Anatomically, somatic afferent and efferent nerves of the sacral cord segments, reflexly integrated at the spinal cord and brainstem level, conduct neural control of PFM. The inputs from several higher centres influence the complex reflex control and are decisive for voluntary control, and for socially adapted behaviour related to excretory functions.
Deskriptorji     PELVIC FLOOR
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS
REFLEX
ANUS
URINARY INCONTINENCE
LABOR