The levator ani is a broad, thin muscle group, situated on either side of the pelvis. It is formed from three muscle components: the pubococcygeus, the...
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Levator ani syndrome is a condition characterized by burning pain or tenesmus of the rectal or perineal area, caused by spasm of the levator ani muscle...
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Coccygeus muscle (redirect from Levator ani-coccygeus)
floor located posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous ligament. The coccygeus muscle is posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous...
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The levator ani nerve is a nerve to the levator ani muscles. It originates from sacral spinal nerve 4. Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur...
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above, and the perineum from below.[citation needed] It is formed by the levator ani muscle and coccygeus muscle, and associated connective tissue. The pelvic...
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variant of levator ani syndrome, is a severe, episodic pain in the regions of the rectum and anus. It can be caused by cramping of the levator ani muscle...
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birth leads to widening of the gap between the anterior free borders of levator ani muscle of both sides, thus predisposing the woman to prolapse of the...
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to the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments, to the coccygeus and levator ani in front of the ligaments, and to the gluteus maximus behind them. The...
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test of the correct pelvic-floor exercise technique. The components of levator ani (the pelvic diaphragm), namely pubococcygeus, puborectalis and iliococcygeus...
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External anal sphincter (redirect from Sphincter ani externus)
It may also receive additional motor innervation from the nerve to levator ani. The sphincter consists mostly of slow twitch fibers that allow extended...
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