Joanie Mercier
Université de Montréal
12 Papers
9 Citations
Joanie Mercier is an academic researcher from Université de Montréal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urinary incontinence & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Joanie Mercier include Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke.
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Papers
Pelvic floor muscle training as a treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: A single-arm feasibility study.
Joanie Mercier,Mélanie Morin,Dina Zaki,Barbara Reichetzer,Marie-Claude Lemieux,Samir Khalifé,Chantale Dumoulin +6 more
TL;DR: A study including a PFMT program is feasible, and the outcomes indicate PFMT to be an effective treatment approach for postmenopausal women with GSM and urinary incontinence.
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Pelvic floor muscle training: mechanisms of action for the improvement of genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
Joanie Mercier,Mélanie Morin,An Tang,Barbara Reichetzer,M.-C. Lemieux,K. Samir,Dina Zaki,F. Gougeon,Chantal Dumoulin +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that PFMT improves blood flow in vulvovaginal tissues, PFM relaxation capacity, and vulvvaginal tissue elasticity in postmenopausal women with GSM and UI.
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Physical therapy for urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or low bone density: a randomized controlled trial.
TL;DR: After a 12-week course of PT once per week for UI, PT group participants had a 75% reduction in weekly median number of leakage episodes, whereas the control group's condition had no improvement, at 3 months and 1 year postrandomization.
Pelvic floor muscles training to reduce symptoms and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy: a case study.
Joanie Mercier,Mélanie Morin,Marie-Claude Lemieux,Barbara Reichetzer,Samir Khalifé,Chantale Dumoulin +5 more
TL;DR: Pelvic floor muscle training may improve some VVA symptoms and signs in women taking local ET and the addition of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training to her treatment.
Test-retest reliability of clitoral blood flow measurements using color Doppler ultrasonography at rest and after a pelvic floor contraction task in healthy adult women.
Joanie Mercier,An Tang,Mélanie Morin,Samir Khalifé,Marie-Claude Lemieux,Barbara Reichetzer,Chantale Dumoulin +6 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the inter‐session test‐retest reliability of clitoral blood flow in healthy women using color Doppler ultrasonography at rest and after a pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contraction task.
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