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Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
,  volume 29 ,  issue 2 ,  pages 101173

A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment

Patricia Driusso 1
, 
Cristine Ferreira 2
, 
Ana Jéssica Dos Santos Sousa 1
, 
Daniela Fantin Carro 3, 4
, 
Leticia Maciel De Freitas 2
, 
Simone Botelho 5, 6
, 
Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito 7
, 
Maria Augusta Tezelli Bortolini 8
, 
Jorge Milhem Haddad 4
, 
Maria Palharini Volpato 5
, 
Cássio Riccetto 9
, 
Ana Carolina Rodarti Pitangui 10
, 
Néville Ferreira Fachini de Oliveira 11
, 
Elizabeth Alves Ferreira 3, 4
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Motor Science Institute, Post-Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 
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Division of Female Urology, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | 
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Department of Physical Therapy, Postgraduate Program of Rehabilitation and Functional Performance (PPGRDF), Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Petrolina, Brazil | 
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-03-01
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Abstract
BackgroundThere has been many efforts and updates over the years to develop a consensus for English terminology related to the pelvic floor (PF). There is a similar need to standardize physical therapy related PF terminology in Brazil.
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Driusso P. et al. A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment // Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2025. Vol. 29. No. 2. p. 101173.
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Driusso P., Ferreira C., Dos Santos Sousa A. J., Carro D. F., De Freitas L. M., Botelho S., Brito L. G. O., Bortolini M. A. T., Haddad J. M., Volpato M. P., Riccetto C., Pitangui A. C. R., Fachini de Oliveira N. F., Ferreira E. A. A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment // Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2025. Vol. 29. No. 2. p. 101173.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101173
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TI - A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment
T2 - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
AU - Driusso, Patricia
AU - Ferreira, Cristine
AU - Dos Santos Sousa, Ana Jéssica
AU - Carro, Daniela Fantin
AU - De Freitas, Leticia Maciel
AU - Botelho, Simone
AU - Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira
AU - Bortolini, Maria Augusta Tezelli
AU - Haddad, Jorge Milhem
AU - Volpato, Maria Palharini
AU - Riccetto, Cássio
AU - Pitangui, Ana Carolina Rodarti
AU - Fachini de Oliveira, Néville Ferreira
AU - Ferreira, Elizabeth Alves
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/03/01
PB - Elsevier
SP - 101173
IS - 2
VL - 29
SN - 1413-3555
SN - 1809-9246
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@article{2025_Driusso,
author = {Patricia Driusso and Cristine Ferreira and Ana Jéssica Dos Santos Sousa and Daniela Fantin Carro and Leticia Maciel De Freitas and Simone Botelho and Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito and Maria Augusta Tezelli Bortolini and Jorge Milhem Haddad and Maria Palharini Volpato and Cássio Riccetto and Ana Carolina Rodarti Pitangui and Néville Ferreira Fachini de Oliveira and Elizabeth Alves Ferreira},
title = {A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment},
journal = {Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy},
year = {2025},
volume = {29},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {mar},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1413355525000036},
number = {2},
pages = {101173},
doi = {10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101173}
}
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Driusso, Patricia, et al. “A Brazilian Association of Women´s Health Physical Therapy (ABRAFISM) guideline on the terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and assessment.” Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, vol. 29, no. 2, Mar. 2025, p. 101173. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1413355525000036.