Women's Health and Biomechanics : Where Medicine and Engineering Meet

This book focuses on particular mental and physical aspects of women’s health, presenting topics concerning the pelvis and pelvic floor dysfunction and the breast during a woman’s life, such as rehabilitation for pelvic and breast disorders, and the benefits of biomechanical analysis in treating these conditions. With each chapter providing a brief survey of a major research area related to the theme, the book offers an integrated overview of topics such as the bio-psycho-social model of women’s health, pelvic floor evaluation in sports, the breast, pregnancy and delivery. It is a valuable resource for a wide range of readers, including researchers, graduates and professionals. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Improving Women’s Health via the Biopsychosocial Model: Fibromyalgia as a Case Study to Explore Opportunities for Engineering Applications (Heather Lynn Rogers)....Pages 3-14 Physical Activity and Women’s Mental Health (Eluana Gomes, Raquel Costa, Tânia Bastos, Michel Probst, Rui Corredeira)....Pages 15-26 The Role of Ultrasound Imaging of Musculotendinous Structures in the Elderly Population (Luis Carrão, Rute Santos, Margarida Espanha, Paulo Armada-da-Silva, Ana Amaral, Sandra Amado et al.)....Pages 27-38 Front Matter ....Pages 39-39 Diffusion-Weighted Breast Imaging: Beyond Morphology (Luísa Nogueira, Rita G. Nunes, Sofia Brandão, Isabel Ramos)....Pages 41-56 The Effects of Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction on Body Posture and Biomechanical Aspects (Ana Paula Ribeiro, Thalissa Maniaes, Adriana Naomi Hamamoto)....Pages 57-69 The Role of Physiotherapy in Female Breast Cancer (Soraia Cristina Tonon da Luz, Gesilani Júlia da Silva Honório)....Pages 71-82 Breast Implants: Far Beyond Just Aesthetic Surgery (Nilza Ramião, Fabiana Zanata, Tomas Fortoul, Fabio X. Nahas, Lydia M. Ferreira, Pedro Martins et al.)....Pages 83-94 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Anthropometrics and Ergonomics in Pregnant Women (Henrique A. Almeida, Rita M. T. Ascenso, Eunice Oliveira)....Pages 97-108 Increased Step Width During Walking as Pregnancy Progresses: Functional or Mechanical Adaptation? (Wendy L. Gilleard)....Pages 109-119 Diastasis Recti During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Patrícia Mota, Augusto Gil Pascoal, Cristiana Vaz, Filipa João, António Veloso, Kari Bø)....Pages 121-132 Biomechanical Analysis of the Damage in the Pelvic Floor Muscles During Childbirth (Dulce Oliveira, Marco Parente, Teresa Mascarenhas, Renato Natal Jorge)....Pages 133-142 Front Matter ....Pages 143-143 Pelvic Floor in Female Athletes: From Function to Dysfunction (Alice Carvalhais, Thuane Da Roza, Cinara Sacomori)....Pages 145-153 Toward the Development of a Vaginal Finger-Cot Device for Measuring Pelvic Floor Muscles Strength (Augusto Gil Pascoal, Patrícia Silva, Fátima Sancho)....Pages 155-164 Physiotherapeutic Diagnostic Process for Female Urinary Incontinence (Bary Berghmans, Maura Seleme)....Pages 165-183 Psychological Morbidity, Sexual Satisfaction, Coping, and Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Incontinence in Rehabilitation Treatment (M. Graça Pereira, Susana Pedras, Cláudia Senra)....Pages 185-200 Front Matter ....Pages 201-201 Searching for the Tissue Mechanical Properties in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Computational Modeling (Elisabete Silva, Sofia Brandão, Marco Parente, Teresa Mascarenhas, Renato Natal Jorge)....Pages 203-215 Computational Analysis of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (Aroj Bhattarai, Ralf Frotscher, Manfred Staat)....Pages 217-230 Back Matter ....Pages 231-231