[The usefulness of vaginal cones as a method of measuring perineal muscle strength. The RECOVA Group. REeducación COnos VAginales].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the utility of vaginal cones for the measurement of perineal muscle strength.


METHODS
A study was conducted on 134 women (mean age 31.8 years) to determine the correlation between a clinical test for measuring perineal muscle strength and the number of vaginal cones retained by the patients.


RESULTS
A correlation was found between the clinical test for measuring perineal muscle strength and the number of vaginal cones retained in 90% of the cases. This correlation increased to 96% in patients that had undergone rehabilitation of the perineal muscles with vaginal cones for a period of three months.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results show that vaginal cones permit objective measurement of perineal muscle strength.
Salinas Casado
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Virseda Chamorro
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Esteban Fuertes
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D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology*; D010502:Perineum / Q000502:physiology*; D014621:Vagina