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（PFMs）的正常功能，它们对女性和男性的生殖功能，性功能，盆腔器官支持和姿势控制的贡献。尽管它们在这些系统中发挥着明显和重要的作用，但人们对PFMs的规范功能知之甚少。在某种程度上，这种知识差距与工具和技术的可用性有限有关，因为无法使用传统的肌电图、运动学和动力学方法研究PFMs的生理和机械特性。此外，PFMs涉及多种功能，并且有时具有收缩和松弛的竞争需求。

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.