Voluntary relaxation of the external anal sphincter
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 32 (5), 376-378
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02563687
Abstract
In this study five volunteers with special training in anal sphincter exercise (Scandinavian Yoga School) managed voluntarily to reduce anal pressure. The mean reduction of anal pressure was 20 mm Hg. In one of the subjects, this was shown by manometry during low spinal anesthesia and electromyography to be caused by relaxation of the external anal sphincter.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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