Reviews

Publications

• Bergengren O, Pekala KR, Matsoukas K, Fainberg J, Mungovan SF, Bratt O, Bray F, Brawley O, Luckenbaugh AN, Mucci L, Morgan TM, Carlsson SV. 2022 Update on Prostate Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Factors—A Systematic Review. Euro Urol. 2023; 84(2):191-206. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.021

• Mungovan SF. Carlsson SV. Gass GC. et al. Preoperative exercise interventions to optimize continence outcomes following radical prostatectomy. Nature Reviews Urology. 2021; 18: 259-281. doi.org/10.1038/s41585-021-00445-5.

• Ju IE, Trieu D, Chang SB, Mungovan SF, Patel MI. Surgeon Experience and Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review. Sex Med Rev. 2021; 9(4):650-658. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2020.09.006.

• Mungovan SF, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Smart NA, Graham PL, Patel MI. Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length Measurement and Continence Recovery Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol. 2017 Mar;71(3):368-378. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023.

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Presentations​

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Scardino PT, Coakley FV, Matsushita K, Ha HK, Tienza A, Choi S, Kim SC, Jeong SJ, Patel MI. An individual patient data meta-regression for continence recovery following radical prostatectomy. International Continence Society 2018 Philadelphia, USA.

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Scardino PT, Coakley FV, Matsushita K, Ha HK, Tienza A, Choi SK, Grivas N, Kim SC,, Jeong SJ, Patel MI. An Individual Patient Data Meta-Regression for Continence Recovery at Six Months Following Prostatectomy. Moderated Poster Session: American Urological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA.

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Scardino PT, Coakley FV, Matsushita K, Ha HK, Tienza A, Choi SK, Grivas N, Kim SC, Patel MI. An Individual Patient Data Meta-Regression for Continence Recovery at 6 and 12 months Following Prostatectomy. Moderated Poster Session: European Association of Urology Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Physical Therapy Services

Publications

• Wolden M. Khanna S. New C. Moore C. March MK. Graham E. Thomas B. Gass GC. Vertzyas N. Mungovan SF. Urinary incontinence in men and women after total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective observational cohort study. Cureus. 2025. 17(4): e82590. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82590

• Wolden M. Brown S. Carlsson SV. Noah TA. Mungovan SF. Implementation of Physical Therapy Services for Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: An Administrative Case Report. Physical Therapy. 2024; 104(4). DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzad163.

• Pham CT. Patel MI. Mungovan SF. Pelvic floor muscle function and its relationship with post-prostatectomy incontinence. SIUJ. 2023; 4(3): 203-210. doi. 10.48083/NSOV8979.

• Mungovan SF, Huijbers BP, Hirschhorn AD, Patel MI. What makes men leak? An investigation of objective and self-report measures of urinary incontinence early after radical prostatectomy.  Neurourol Urodyn. 35(2):225-9, 2016. doi: 10.1002/nau.22701

• Mungovan SF. Huijbers BP. Hirschhorn AD. Patel MI. Relationships between perioperative physical activity and urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: an observational study. BMC Urology. 2013; 13(67): 1-9. doi. 10.1186/1471-2490-13-67.

• Patel MI, Yao J, Hirschhorn AD, Mungovan SF. Preoperative pelvic floor physiotherapy improves continence after radical retropubic prostatectomy. International Journal of Urology 2013:20;986-92.  Accessible at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/iju.12099/abstract

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Presentations​

• Wolden M. Mungovan SF. Brown S. Kirages D. Managing Urinary Incontinence in Men: Evidence-Based Assessments and Exercises for Individualized Treatment. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. February 16, 2024. Educational Session. Boston, MA.

• Mungovan SF. Does prehabilitation improve outcomes? 2019 Sydney Colorectal Surgical Meeting, Sydney. Invited Speaker

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Vukovic DI, Luiting HB, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Carlsson SV, Eastham JA, Patel MI. Striated urethral sphincter function following training in men prior to radical Prostatectomy. Moderated Poster Session: American Urological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, USA. *Best poster prize

• Ha HK, Mungovan SF, Luiting HB, Ku JJ, Lee CH, Goyang HKS, Sohn DW, Graham PL, Sandhu J, Akin O, Patel MI. Recovery of continence after radical prostatectomy is related to preoperative soft tissue anatomy identified on magnetic resonance imaging. Moderated Poster Session: European Association of Urology Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

• Comparing pad use per day versus ICIQ-SF for the assessment of continence following radical prostatectomy. Tienza A., Graham P.L., Robles J.E., Diez-Caballero F., Rosell D., Pascual J.I., Patel M.I., Mungovan S.F. European Association of Urology 2019, Barcelona, Spain 

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Pascual JI, Robles J, Patel MI, Tienza a. ICIQ-SF score versus pad use for continence assessment following radical prostatectomy. International Continence Society 2018 Philadelphia, USA.

• Mungovan SF. Improving Outcomes Following Radical Prostatectomy. Invited Speaker: Momentum 2017 Physiotherapy Conference, Sydney, Australia.

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Smart NA, Patel MI. Predictors of membranous urethral length measurement prior to radical prostatectomy.  Moderated Poster Session: American Urological Association Annual Conference, Boston, USA.

• Mungovan SF. Men’s Health Clinical Services: Pre and Postoperative Physiotherapy. Sydney Robotics Summit. Research + Innovation. Sydney, Australia.

• Mungovan SF, Hirschhorn AD, Huijbers BP, Patel MI. Which test to use? A comparison of self-report and objective measures of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Podium presentation: Prostate Cancer World Congress, Melbourne 2013. BJU International 2013:112(S1);58. Download Abstract of PCWC-2013-Which Test

• Yao J, Hirschhorn AD, Mungovan SF, Patel MI. Preoperative pelvic floor physiotherapy improves continence following radical prostatectomy. Podium presentation: International Continence Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Beijing 2012.

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Transperineal Ultrasound

Publications​

• Mungovan SF. et al. The measurement of membranous urethral length using transperineal ultrasound prior to radical prostatectomy. SJU. 2018; 52(4): 263-268. doi. 10.1080/21681805.2018.1484509. 

Presentations​

• Wolden M. What, When, & Why: Ultrasound Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice. APTA North Dakota Fall Conference. September 24, 2023. Educational Session. Grand Forks, ND.

• Lewis Chan, Vincent Tse, Stephanie The, Sean Mungovan. Pelvic Floor Ultrasound in Assessment of Complex Voiding Dysfunction and Mesh Complications ICS 2021 Online, the 51st Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) Workshop Presentation.

• Lewis Chan, Vincent Tse, Stephanie The, Sean Mungovan. Pelvic Floor Ultrasound in Assessment of Complex Voiding Dysfunction and Mesh Complications ICS 2020 Online, the 50th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) Workshop Presentation.  https://www.ics.org/2020/session/5172 

• Mungovan SF. Luiting HD. Graham PL. Sandhu JS. Akin O. Chan L. Patel MI. Transperineal ultrasound measurement of membranous urethral length in men prior to radical prostatectomy. International Continence Society. 2018. Philadelphia, PA.

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Scardino PT, Coakley FV, Matsushita K, Ha HK, Tienza A, Choi S, Kim SC, Jeong SJ, Patel MI. An individual patient data meta-regression for continence recovery following radical prostatectomy. International Continence Society 2018 Philadelphia, USA.

• Mungovan SF, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Smart NA, Patel MI. Predictors of membranous urethral length measurement prior to radical prostatectomy. 2017. Moderated Poster Session: American Urological Association Annual Conference, Boston, USA.

• Mungovan SF, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Smart NS, Graham PH, Patel MI, Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length Measurement and Post Prostatectomy Continence: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. Podium Presentation: Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Australia

• Mungovan SF, Sandhu JS, Akin O,  Smart NS, Graham PH, Patel MI. The Relationship Between Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length and Time to Achieve Continence After Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. Moderated Poster Session: American urological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, USA

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Implementation​

Publications​

• Wolden M. Brown S. Carlsson SV. Noah TA. Mungovan SF. Implementation of physical therapy services for men undergoing radical prostatectomy: an administrative case report. Physical Therapy. 2023; doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad163.

Presentations​

• Wolden M. Brown S. Don’t Forget About Me! Integration of Men’s Physical Therapy Services into Health Systems. APTA North Dakota Fall Conference. September 24, 2023. Educational Session. Grand Forks, ND

• Wolden M. Mungovan SF. Brown S. Don’t Forget About Me! Integration of Men’s Health Physical Therapy Services into Health Systems. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. February 24, 2023. Educational Session. San Diego, CA.

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Other Articles of Interest​

• Nahon I. Physiotherapy management of incontinence in men. Journal of Physiotherapy. 2021; 67: 87-94. doi. 10.1016/j.jphys.2021.02.010.

• Hodges PW. Stafford RE. Hall L. et al. Reconsideration of pelvic floor muscle training to prevent and treat incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Urologic Oncology. 2020; 38(5); 354-371. doi. 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.007.

• Sayner A. Tang CY. Toohey K. Mendoza C. Nahon I. Opportunities and capabilities to perform pelvic floor muscle training are critical for participation: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. Physical Therapy. 2022; 102(10): 1-11. doi. 10.1093/ptj/pzac106..

• Cho ST. Kim KH. Pelvic floor muscle exercise and training for coping with urinary incontinence. J Exerc Rehabil. 2021; 17(6): 379-387. doi: 10.12965/jer.2142666.333.

• Sandu JS. Benjamin B. Comiter C. Eastham JA, Gomez C, Kirages DJ. Kittle C. Lucioni A. Nitti VW. Stoffel JT. Westney OL. Murad MH. McCammon K. Incontinence after prostate treatment: AUA/SUFU guideline. J Urol. 2019; 202(2): 369-378. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000314.

• Pan LH. Lin MH. Pang ST. Wang J. Shih WM. Improvement of urinary incontinence, life impact, and depression and anxiety with modified pelvic floor muscle training after radical prostatectomy. Amer J Men’s Health. 2019; 13(3): 1-10. doi:10.1177/1557988319851618.

• Piotr K. Rafal M. Marcin K. et al. Transperineal ultrasound as a reliable tool in the assessment of membranous urethra length in radical prostatectomy patients. Nature Scientific Reports. 2021; 11(1759). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81397-z.

• Ha HK, Luiting HB, Graham PL, Patel MI, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Mungovan SF. Three novel methods to measure the postoperative displacement of lower urinary tract structures following radical prostatectomy in a sample of Korean patients. BMC Urol. 2019 Jun 18;19(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12894-019-0472-6. 

• Stafford RE. Coughlin G. Lutton NJ. Hodges PW. Validity of estimation of pelvic floor muscle activity from transperineal ultrasound imaging in men. PLoS ONE 2015; 10(12): e0144342. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144342

• Stafford RE. Ashton-Miller JA. Constantinou CE. Hodges PW. A new method to quantify male pelvic floor displacement from 2D transperineal ultrasound images. Urology. 2013; 81(3): 685-689. doi. 10.1016/j.urology.2012.11.034.

• Hirschhorn AD, Kolt GS, Brooks AJ. Barriers and enablers to the provision and receipt of preoperative pelvic floor muscle training for men having radical prostatectomy: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 2013; 13(305): 1-14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-305

• Hirschhorn AD, Kolt GS, Brooks AJ. A multicomponent theory-based intervention improves uptake of pelvic floor muscle training before radical prostatectomy: a ‘before and after’ cohort study. BJU International. 2014; 113: 383-392. doi:10.1111/bju.12385