Neuromuscular and biomechanical mechanisms associated with PFM function in humans

我的研究计划的长期目标是了解盆底肌肉(PFM)的正常功能，即它们对女性和男性的控制功能、性功能、盆腔器官支持和姿势控制的贡献。尽管它们在每一个系统中都发挥着明显而重要的作用，但对全要素管理的规范职能却知之甚少。在一定程度上，这种知识差距与可用工具和技术的有限有关，因为无法使用传统的肌电图学、运动学和动力学方法来研究PFM的生理和机械特性。此外，全氟甲烷涉及多种功能，有时对收缩和放松有相互竞争的要求。

The long term objective of my research program is to understand the normal function of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) in terms of their contributions to continence function, sexual function, pelvic organ support, and postural control in both women and men. Despite their obvious and important roles in each of these systems, the normative function of the PFMs is poorly understood. In part, this knowledge gap is related to the limited availability of tools and techniques because the physiological and mechanical properties of the PFMs cannot be studied using traditional electromyographic, kinematic and kinetic approaches. Further, the PFMs are involved in multiple functions, and, at times, have competing demands for contraction and relaxation.