PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 346-358 , April 2009

Review of Anatomy, Evaluation, and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pelvic Floor Pain in Women

  • Heidi Prather, DO

      Affiliations

    • Section in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, One Barnes Plaza, Suite 11300, St. Louis, MO 63110†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to H.P.
    • ,
  • Sheila Dugan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush University, Chicago, IL‡
    • ,
  • Colleen Fitzgerald, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL§
    • ,
  • Devyani Hunt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Received 31 July 2008 ,Accepted 2 January 2009.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 346-358 , April 2009

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