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Changes in physiological and biomechanical variables in women practicing the Power Yoga system

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Mróz A., Buśko K., Wit B.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2012

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vol. 4

61-65

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Study aim: To investigate changes in selected indices of anaerobic capacity, the ability to maintain body balance and the height of elevating body's centre of mass, and maximum power output in lower limbs during countermovement jump (CMJ) after 6 months of participation in yoga classes in Ashtanga Vinyasa system (Power Yoga).Material and methods: The study included 24 untrained women who volunteered to participate in a half-year experiment. The analysis focused on 12 women who participated in the classes until the experiment ended. The Wingate test was used to evaluate anaerobic capacity. In order to measure the functional state of vestibular organ the authors used a stabilographic method. Measurements of power output in the lower limbs and the height of elevation of the centre of mass in CMJ jumps were carried out using a dynamometric platform.Results: The 6 months of training in the Power Yoga system considerably improved the height of CMJ jumps from 0.276 ± 0.048 m to 0.308 ± 0.038 m (p<0.05). These changes were not accompanied by significant increases in maximum power output (1286 ± 200 W and 1327 ± 2134 W before and after, respectively; p>0.05).Conclusions: Practicing Power Yoga does not induce changes in the anaerobic capacity and the functional state of the vestibular organ in women.

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Psychological gender of women taking up typically masculine sports activity

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Burdzicka-Wołowik J.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2012

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vol. 4

24-28

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Study aim: To examine which gender scheme is used by women who take up stereotypically masculine sports activity and to obtain an answer to the question of whether these subjects achieve higher results on the masculinity scale and lower results in femininity than women who practise other sports and women who do not take up any sports activity. Do women who practise masculine sports achieve a higher sports class and self-evaluate their results better if they identify with a masculine image?Material and methods: 90 women participated in the research: 30 sportswomen who practise masculine sports (judo, boxing, wrestling); 30 women training in gymnastics, swimming and basketball; and 30 women not taking up any sports activity. The research utilized the inventory of psychological gender assessment (IPP) by Kuczynska and a questionnaire prepared by the author.Results: The analysis of the results revealed that individuals taking up sports activity are to a large extent androgynic, while as far as masculine sports are concerned, a masculine gender scheme dominates. Women practising masculine sports gain significantly higher masculinity indices and lower femininity indices when compared to the remaining subjects. Simultaneously it was not proved whether individuals with a higher intensity of masculinity achieved a higher sports class or whether they self-evaluated their sports skills better.Conclusions: Women that take part in sport activities considered by society as masculine, identify themselves with masculine and androgynic gender schema.

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Effects of two-month walking exercise on bone mass density in young, thin women

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Habibzadeh N.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2010

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vol. 2

5-8

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Study aim: To examine the effects of a walking programme on the bone mass density (BMD) in sedentary, thin women aimed at preventing bone losses.Material and methods: Twenty thin (BMI<20) women aged 22.0 ± 1.5 years volunteered to participate in the study. They were randomly assigned into the exercise (n = 10) or control (n = 10) groups, those from the experimental group being submitted to a training programme lasting two months. The programme consisted of 3 walking sessions per week, 30 min each, at 50 - 75% of maximal heart rate. Anthropometric measurements, bone mass density (by DXA) at the hip and lumbar spine (L2 - L4) and oestradiol concentration in serum (by radioimmunoassay kits) in the follicular phase were made before and after the training programme. The same diet was maintained throughout the study and was monitored by 7-day recalls.Results: The walking programme induced significant increases in BMD (by 5.2% in the hip site, p<0.001, and by 7.3% in the spine, p<0.05). Significant decreases were found in calcium concentration in both groups (by about 5%) and in phosphorus concentration in the experimental group (by about 16%). In the experimental group also the relative body fat content significantly decreased (by 7.7%).Conclusion: Walking exercise practiced for two months reduced the risk of bone loss by significantly increasing bone density.

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Dietary intake of energy and selected nutrients and plasma lipid profile in young women and men with different levels of physical activity

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Malara M., Hübner-Woźniak E.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2013

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vol. 5

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issue 1

99-107

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Study aim: The purpose was to assess dietary intake of energy and selected nutrients and plasma lipid profile in young women and men with different levels of physical activity. Material and methods: The research included a total of 116 female and male students at the University of Physical Education who differed in their levels of physical activity. Analysis of the diets was based on 24-hour dietary interviews collected over 4 days prior to blood collection. Concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), and triacylglycerol (TG) were measured in venous blood. In addition, the concentration of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and the ratios of TC / HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C were calculated. Results: Women, regardless of their physical activity levels, were characterized by a significantly higher concentration of total cholesterol in plasma (4.8 and 4.5 mmol/L, respectively - in training participants; 4.7 and 4.3 mmol/L, respectively - in non-training participants), although their dietary intake of cholesterol was significantly lower in comparison with the corresponding groups of men (282.0 and 484.7 mg, respectively - in training participants; 252.6 and 400.2 mg, respectively - in non-training participants). A trend toward a worse lipid profile of training women and men compared with the corresponding groups of non-training participants was also observed. Conclusions: Increased physical activity in the groups of training women and men was not a sufficient stimulus to induce positive changes in their lipid profiles. Nor can it be excluded that the observed differences were the result of diet, as dietary intake of cholesterol in the groups of training women and men was higher compared with the corresponding groups of non-training participants.

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State/trait anxiety and anxiolytic effects of acute physical exercises

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Guszkowska M.

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Study aim: To determine anxiolytic effects of acute physical exertions in relation to the initial anxiety state and trait in women.Material and methods: A group of 163 women aged 16 - 56 years, attending fitness clubs in Warsaw, participated in the study. They selected a single exercise to perform - strength, aerobic or mixed, lasting 30 to over 60 min. They were requested to fill Spielberger's STAI questionnaires for determining the state anxiety (pre- and post-exercise) and trait anxiety (post-exercise). Questionnaire results were converted to logarithms, pre-post differences were computed and correlated with age, trait anxiety and pre-exercise state anxiety. Multiple correlation and the contributions of independent variables to the total variance of pre-post differences were also computed.Results: Pre-post differences in state anxiety were significantly correlated with pre-exercise state anxiety (r = 0.514; p<0.001) but not with either age or trait anxiety. As shown by regression equation, pre-exercise state anxiety up to 28 may, on the average, be associated with post-exercise increases. The contribution of pre-exercise state anxiety to the total variance of pre-post differences amounted to 27% (p<0.001), those of other variables not exceeding 5%.Conclusions: The fact that subjects with high pre-exercise state anxiety are prone to its highest decrease post-exercise ought to be considered when designing leisure activity programmes.

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Effects of age, gender and physical activity on plasma lipid profile

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Okęcka-Szymańska J., Hübner-Woźniak E., Piątkowska I., Malara M.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2011

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vol. 3

1-5

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Study aim: To assess the effects of gender, age and engagement in physical activities of elderly subjects on their plasma lipid profiles.Material and methods: Four groups of subjects, n = 11 each, participated in the study: young men (YM) and women (YW), aged 25 - 32 years, and sedentary, elderly men (EM) and women (EW), aged 58 - 66 years; additionally, a group of 7 women (AW), aged 60 - 65 years, who trained twice weekly (45-min sessions) for 8 months, was studied. The following concentrations of lipids in plasma were recorded: triacylglycerols (TG), total cholesterol (TC) and its fractions: HDLC and LDLC (computed), as well as the TC/HDLC ratio.Results: Lipid profiles were, generally, less favourable in elderly than in younger subjects, high HDLC values noted in active, elderly women being an exception. In elderly subjects, men's profiles were closer to those of younger subjects than in elderly women and differed significantly (p<0.001) lower for TC and LDLC compared with EW group. Triacylglycerols were within normal limits in all groups except EW; LDLC values were mostly abnormally high, the percentages of subjects having normal values ranging from 0 (YM and EW) to 27% (YW).Conclusions: The age-dependent worsening of lipid profiles increased the risk of cardiovascular diseases in sedentary elderly subjects. On the other hand, the beneficial effects of motor activities on lipid profile observed in elderly women evidence the indispensability recommending of physical exercises to the elderly.

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Effect of participating in fitness classes on postural stability of young women

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Truszczyńska A., Jarmuziewicz A., Drzał-Grabiec J.

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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2015

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vol. 7

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issue 1

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Study aim: the aim of the study was to compare the postural stability and ability to control balance in active women who attend fitness classes versus inactive women. Material and methods: the study included 41 women who exercise regularly (mean age 28.64±5.26 years). The control group consisted of 42 women not engaged in regular physical activity (mean age 28.55±5.05 years). In each subject, postural stability testing was performed using the Stabilometric Platform CQStab2P (the 2-platform version). Authors analysed the mean, median and standard deviation for each parameter of the stabilogram and statokinesiogram. Results: for most of the studied parameters, the statistical analysis showed a positive effect of exercising on the level of fitness compared to the control group, for both the test with eyes open and the test with eyes closed. Conclusions: attending fitness classes significantly affects postural stability and balance control in young women, and leads to lesser dependence on sight to maintain it.

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Comparative assessment of abdominal muscles endurance between nulliparous and parous women

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Mbada C. E., Siku-Sotade O. G., Adeyemi A. B., Johnson O. E., Olowookere A. E., Faremi A. F., Faronbi J. O.

Medical Rehabilitation

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2013

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vol. 17(3)

3-12

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Wprowadzenie: Wartości normatywne siły mięśni brzucha u kobiet są istotne zarówno w diagnostyce zaburzeń mięśniowoszkieletowych, jak i stanowią punkt odniesienia w ustalaniu celów rehabilitacji po porodzie. Niniejsze badanie określa wielkość oraz analizuje predyktory statycznej i dynamicznej wytrzymałości mięśni brzucha u kobiet nierodzących i rodzących. Metody: W badaniu wzięło udział dwieście pięćdziesiąt pięć kobiet (131 nierodzących i 124 rodzących). W celu oceny statycznej i dynamicznej wytrzymałości mięśni brzucha (ang. Static Abdominal Muscles Endurance, SAME; Dynamic Abdominal Muscles Endurance, DAME) wykorzystano test Partial Curl-Up Test (test częściowego unoszenia tułowia wykonywany w pozycji leżenia tyłem o nogach ugiętych) będący składową testu sprawności Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness. Od badanych uzyskano także dane demograficzne i antropometryczne. Do analizy danych wykorzystano statystyki opisowe oraz dedukcyjne. Wartość alfa ustalono na poziomie 0,05. Wyniki: Średnie wyniki SAME i DAME wszystkich uczestniczek wynosiły odpowiednio 33,90 ±20,78 sekund i 16,26 ±8,76 powtórzeń. Kobiety nierodzące odznaczały się znamiennie wyższą średnią wartością pomiarów SAME (42,71 ±22,59 vs. 24,59 ±13,50 sekund) oraz DAME (19,45 ±8,96 vs. 12,88 ±1,17) (p=0,001). Wartości pomiarów SAME i DAME także różniły się znamiennie (p<0,05) w obrębie samej grupy kobiet rodzących. Kobiety, które urodziły 1 dziecko odznaczały się wyższymi wartościami pomiarów SAME i DAME niż te, które rodziły więcej razy (p<0,05). Stwierdzono znamienną korelację pomiędzy wartościami pomiarów SAME i DAME (p=0.001). Wiek, ilość porodów oraz zmienne antropometryczne okazały się być znamiennymi predyktorami wartości SAME i DAME (p<0,05). Podsumowanie: Wyniki niniejszego badania pozwalają na stworzenie zestawienia referencyjnych wartości średnich wytrzymałości statycznej i dynamicznej mięśni brzucha u kobiet rodzących i nierodzących. Ciąża wpływa znamiennie zarówno na spadek wytrzymałości statycznej, jak i dynamicznej mięśni brzucha. Wiek, otyłość i liczba porodów są ważnymi predyktorami spadku wytrzymałości mięśni brzucha. Wskazuje się, że zmniejszenie wytrzymałości mięśni brzucha może być wywoływane i utrwalane przez macierzyństwo.

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Background: Normative databases on abdominal muscles performance in women are essential in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal impairment and as reference values for post-partum rehabilitation targets. This study quantified and investigated the predictors of the static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance of nulliparous and parous women.Methods: Two hundred and fifty five consenting volunteers (131 nulliparous and 124 parous women) participated in this study. Partial curl-up test of the Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness was used to assess Static Abdominal Muscles Endurance (SAME) and Dynamic Abdominal Muscles Endurance (DAME) respectively. Demographic and anthropometric data were also obtained. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The Alpha level was set at 0.05.Results: The mean SAME and DAME of all the participants were 33.90 ±20.78 seconds and 16.26 ±8.76 repetitions respectively. Nulliparous women exhibited significantly higher mean SAME (42.71 ±22.59 vs. 24.59 ±13.50 seconds) and DAME (19.45 ±8.96 vs. 12.88 ±1.17) (p=0.001) values respectively. Both SAME and DAME values differed significantly (p<0.05) across the parous group. The primiparae had higher SAME and DAME values than their multiparae counterparts (p<0.05). A significant correlation existed between SAME and DAME (p=0.001). Age, number of births and anthropometric parameters were significant predictors of SAME and DAME (p<0.05).Conclusion: This study established a set of reference mean values for static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance in nulliparous and parous women. Parity was associated with a significant decrease in the static and dynamic abdominal muscles endurance capacity. Age, high level of adiposity and the number of births were significant predictors of decreased abdominal muscles endurance. It is adduced that decreased abdominal muscles endurance in women may be precipitated and perpetuated by parity.

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The foot shape in women over sixty

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Drzał-Grabiec J., Snela S., Podgórska J., Rykała J.

Medical Rehabilitation

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2012

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vol. 16(4)

21-27

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Założenia: U osób w podeszłym wieku przyspieszeniu zmian inwolucyjnych w obrębie stóp sprzyja niedostateczna ilość ruchu wynikająca z braku zainteresowania aktywnością ruchową, częstych dolegliwości bólowych, spadku kondycji i wydolności fizycznej organizmu oraz często wyizolowania ze świata zewnętrznego z powodu depresji.Cel: Ocena ukształtowania stóp kobiet po 60 roku życia w zależności od wzrostu i masy ciała oraz zbadanie zależności pomiędzy długością, masą ciała i wskaźnikiem BMI a parametrami opisującymi ukształtowanie stóp.Materiał i Metoda: Badaniami objęto 130 kobiet w wieku 60-90 lat. Grupę kontrolną stanowiło 130 zdrowych kobiet w wieku 20-25. Pomiary stóp wykonano z pomocą urządzenia CQ-ST firmy CQ Elektronik System. Analizowano długość i szerokość stóp, wskaźnik Wejsfloga, kąt Clarka oraz kąty Alfa, Beta, Gamma.Wyniki: Analiza statystyczna wykazała w przypadku większości badanych parametrów istotne różnice w ukształtowaniu stóp kobiet po 60 roku życia w porównaniu do kobiet w wieku 20-25 lat. U kobiet w wieku 20-25 wykazano zależności pomiędzy długością i masą ciała a długością i szerokością stóp oraz pomiędzy wskaźnikiem BMI a szerokością stóp. Zależności takich nie odnotowano w grupie starszych kobiet.Wnioski: Ukształtowanie stóp kobiet po 60-tym roku życia różni się istotnie od ukształtowania stóp młodych kobiet. Konieczne jest zbadanie, które parametry opisujące ukształtowanie stóp, i w jaki sposób, powinny być uwzględniane przy projektowaniu obuwia i planowaniu ćwiczeń ruchowych.

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Background: At an elderly age the foot is prone to accelerated involutional changes as a result of an insufficient amount of activity. The latter is a result of the lack of interest, frequent pain, a decline in physiological condition and capacity, as well as isolation from the outside world due to depression.Objective: To assess changes in the shape of the foot in women over sixty and to examine the relation between length, body weight and the BMI index and parameters describing foot shape.Material and methods: The study included 130 women between sixty and ninety. The control group consisted of 130 healthy subjects, aged from twenty to twenty five. Foot measurements were obtained using the computer method of CQ-ST bases of the CQ Elektronik System company. The analysis depended on the following parameters: the length and the width of the foot, Wejsflog’s index, Clarke’s angle and Alpha, Beta and Gamma angles.Results: Statistical results showed a great deal of differences in the foot shape of women over sixty, compared to the women in the control group for the majority of the tested parameters. The exception was the Beta and Gamma angle in the right foot. Correlations were shown in the control group between the length and the body weight and between the BMI index and the width of the feet. Such correlations were not noted in the group of older womenConclusions: The shape of women’s feet after 60 significantly differs from the foot shape of young women. It follows to examine which of the described parameters and in what way they should be taken into account during shoe design for the elderly and in the preparation of treatment and a prevention exercise programme.

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Impact of spinal injury with neurological consequences on sexual function: Sexual dysfunctions in women

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Tederko P., Krasuski M., Kiwerski J.

Medical Rehabilitation

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2007

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vol. 11(4)

32-35

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Patophysiological background of sexual dysfunctions in women after spine injury with neurological consequePatophysiological background of sexual dysfunctions in women after spine injury with neurological consequences (SINC) is a difficult object of scientific investigations and is not as accurately described as sexual impairment in men after SINC. In particular, systematic reports on pregnancy and its complications in women after SINC are lacking. Aim of the study: Presentation of backgrounds and specificity of sexual disorders, dysfunctions of partner relationships and contraception in women after SINC.Method: Literature review, authors’ clinical experience.Results and conclusions: Persons with sexual dysfunction following SINC should be subjected to psychological evaluation and specified sexual education. These specific interventions should be introduced at the appropriate time and take into account functional progress made during rehabilitation and the level of patients’ acceptance of disability. Partner’s involvement is crucial for effective psychotherapy of persons after SINC. A possibility to take the advantage of experience of other persons with a similar disorder is of particular value during the therapy. There is a positve correlation between the ability to experience sexual satisfaction and quality of social adaptation after SINC. The form, acceptance and efficiency of sexual education in persons after SINC are affected by cultural conditions.nces (SINC) is a difficult object of scientific investigations and is not as accurately described as sexual impairment in men after SINC. In particular, systematic reports on pregnancy and its complications in women after SINC are lacking. Aim of the study: Presentation of backgrounds and specificity of sexual disorders, dysfunctions of partner relationships and contraception in women after SINC.Method: Literature review, authors’ clinical experience.Results and conclusions: Persons with sexual dysfunction following SINC should be subjected to psychological evaluation and specified sexual education. These specific interventions should be introduced at the appropriate time and take into account functional progress made during rehabilitation and the level of patients’ acceptance of disability. Partner’s involvement is crucial for effective psychotherapy of persons after SINC. A possibility to take the advantage of experience of other persons with a similar disorder is of particular value during the therapy. There is a positve correlation between the ability to experience sexual satisfaction and quality of social adaptation after SINC. The form, acceptance and efficiency of sexual education in persons after SINC are affected by cultural conditions.

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Changes in physiological and biomechanical variables in women practicing the Power Yoga system

Psychological gender of women taking up typically masculine sports activity

Effects of two-month walking exercise on bone mass density in young, thin women

Dietary intake of energy and selected nutrients and plasma lipid profile in young women and men with different levels of physical activity

State/trait anxiety and anxiolytic effects of acute physical exercises

Effects of age, gender and physical activity on plasma lipid profile

Effect of participating in fitness classes on postural stability of young women

Comparative assessment of abdominal muscles endurance between nulliparous and parous women

The foot shape in women over sixty

Impact of spinal injury with neurological consequences on sexual function: Sexual dysfunctions in women