Urology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 862-865 , November 2004

Modified Thiele massage as therapeutic intervention for female patients with interstitial cystitis and high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction

  • Ian A. Oyama

      Affiliations

    • University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Cooper Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ian A. Oyama, M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Cooper Hospital, 900 Centennial Boulevard, Suite L, Voorhees, NJ 08043
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  • Amy Rejba

      Affiliations

    • The Pelvic Floor Institute, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • James C. Lukban

      Affiliations

    • Urogynecology Associates of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
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  • Erica Fletcher

      Affiliations

    • Body Rebuilders Physical Therapy, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Susan Kellogg-Spadt

      Affiliations

    • The Pelvic Floor Institute, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Adam S. Holzberg

      Affiliations

    • University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Cooper Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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  • Kristene E. Whitmore

      Affiliations

    • The Pelvic Floor Institute, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Received 16 April 2004 ,Accepted 28 June 2004.

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 This study was supported by a grant from the Interstitial Cystitis Association.

PII: S0090-4295(04)00834-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.06.065

Urology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 862-865 , November 2004

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