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. 2016 Feb 29;28(2):467–472. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.467

Table 2. Maximal movement distance of the lower bladder for the abdominal drawing-in maneuver, maximal expiration, and pelvic floor muscle maximal contraction during the bridging exercises.

Bridging exercises + ADIM (A) Bridging exercises + ME (B) Bridging exercises + PFMMC (C) Post hoc
Movement distance of the lower bladder (cm) 0.6 ± 0.2a −0.4 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2* A ǀ B ǀ C

aMean±SD. ADIM: abdominal drawing-in maneuver; ME: maximal expiration; PFMMC: pelvic floor muscle maximum contraction