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. 2017;5(5):CD012668.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012668. Epub 2017 May 19.

Yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women

L Susan Wieland  1 , Nipun Shrestha  2 , Zohra S Lassi  3 , Sougata Panda  4 , Delia Chiaramonte  1 , Nicole Skoetz  5
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Yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women

L Susan Wieland et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017.

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  • Yoga for treating urinary incontinence in women.
    Wieland LS, Shrestha N, Lassi ZS, Panda S, Chiaramonte D, Skoetz N. Wieland LS, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Feb 28;2(2):CD012668. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012668.pub2. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019. PMID: 30816997 Free PMC article.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness and safety of yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women, compared to no specific treatment, to another active treatment, or to an active treatment without adjuvant yoga, with a focus on patient symptoms and quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST L. Susan Wieland has no known conflicts of interest. Nipun Shrestha has no known conflicts of interest. Zohra S Lassi has no known conflicts of interest. Sougata Panda has no known conflicts of interest. Delia Chiaramonte has no known conflicts of interest. Nicole Skoetz has no known conflicts of interest.

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