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Abstract

Contents Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How to create an infographic by C. Brodie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: “Vaginal rejuvenation” and pseudoscience for sale – a critique by S. Jha. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Filling the gap: the use of a vaginal pessary device in patient-centred care for the non-surgical management of prolapse by K. Lough & C. Brown. . . . .16

Understanding birth trauma and physical recovery by J. Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Functional assessment of the female pelvic floor by H. Keeble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Paediatric pelvic floor physiotherapy: a clinical commentary by C. Siracusa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Bladder training combined with other conservative therapies may be superior to bladder training alone for improving patient-reported symptoms in women with idiopathic overactive bladder by K. Megson & C. Carus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Qualitative study exploring effective timing and methods for physiotherapy-led pelvic health education during the childbearing year by D. Meers & D. Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Poster digest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

International Organization of Physical Therapists in Pelvic and Women’s Health (Shirley Bustard). 63

Research reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Book reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Product reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Notes and news. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75