scholarly journals Factors Associated with Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Assessed by the Brink Scale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirirat Sarit-apirak ◽  
Jittima Manonai ◽  
Umaporn Udomsubpayakul
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
P Value ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Apical Compartment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Potential Factors

Objective: (1) to examine the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function using the Brink scale and (2) to investigate the correlation between potential factors and PFM function.Material and Methods: From January 2011 and December 2014, women with at least one pelvic floor symptom attending the urogynecology clinic were included in a medical record review. Demographic and pelvic floor symptoms were assessed. The Brink scoring system was used to assess the PFM function. The association between factors and Brink scale scores was measured using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient.Results: Five hundred and seventy-nine women with a mean age of 64.40±10.11 years were included in the analysis. Forty-seven women (8.1%) were unable to contract their pelvic floor muscle at all, while 55 (9.5%) could both powerfully and properly. The mean Brink scale score was 7.82±2.56. Elderly women had a significantly lower score than younger women (mean scores of 7.56±2.60 and 8.08±2.50, respectively) with the mean score in nulliparous and parous women being 8.66±2.63 and 7.76±2.55, respectively (p-value=0.046). A negatively weak correlation was found among those with higher total scores and advancing age (correlation (r)=-0.106), advanced anterior (r=-0.095) and apical compartment (r=-0.105) prolapse (p-value<0.05).Conclusion: Almost all the women with pelvic floor dysfunction had compromised pelvic floor function. Important factors affecting PFM strength are age, parity, and history of hysterectomy. Increasing age, higher stage of anterior and apical compartment prolapse were negatively correlated with PFM function.

Possibilities of using neodymium laser (Nd:YAG) in patients with concomitant diseases which are accompanied by pathological discharge from the genital tract

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Olga A. Pauzina ◽  
Inna A. Apolikhina ◽  
Darya A. Malyshkina
Keyword(s):  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Genital Tract ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
Vaginal Wall ◽  
Neodymium Laser ◽  
Frequent Relapses

Background. Pathological vaginal discharge is the most common disorder in women after giving birth who have vaginal relaxation syndrome and vaginal wall prolapse, as well as in women during menopause. To date, there are no clear treatment regimens for mixed vulvovaginal infections, and the use of only drug therapy in patients with pelvic organ prolapse and genitourinary syndrome of menopause in combination with diseases which are accompanied by pathological vaginal discharge does not give a long lasting result and is characterized by frequent relapses. In this regard, the use of laser methods in combination with drug therapy may lead to the recovery of vaginal microbiocenosis and a decrease in the number of relapses of diseases which are accompanied by pathological discharge from the genital tract. Results. Description. This article presents a clinical case and description of the experience of using a neodymium laser for the treatment of a patient with recurrent mixed vulvovaginitis, 2nd- degree vaginal wall prolapse, loss of pelvic floor muscle tone, vaginal relaxation syndrome and sexual dysfunction using neodymium laser. The woman received 3 procedures of exposure to a neodymium laser with an interval of 2830 days. After 3 procedures of exposure to a neodymium laser, the patient has a good clinical efficacy in the recovery of vaginal microbiocenosis. Conclusions. An innovative technique of exposure to Nd:YAG neodymium laser in the practice of a gynecologist has shown high clinical efficiency in the treatment of not only pelvic floor dysfunction, but also mixed vulvovaginitis. And, despite this aspect of the use of laser technologies requires further study, we can use a neodymium laser in combination with traditional drug therapy to treat diseases which are accompanied by pathological discharge from the genital tract in cases of ineffective drug monotherapy and frequent relapses.

scholarly journals Pelvic-Floor Dysfunction Prevention in Prepartum and Postpartum Periods

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 387
Author(s):  
Karolina Eva Romeikienė ◽  
Daiva Bartkevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Pelvic Organ Prolapse ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
Pelvic Organ ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Muscle Training

Every woman needs to know about the importance of the function of pelvic-floor muscles and pelvic organ prolapse prevention, especially pregnant women because parity and labor are the factors which have the biggest influence on having pelvic organ prolapse in the future. In this article, we searched for methods of training and rehabilitation in prepartum and postpartum periods and their effectiveness. The search for publications in English was made in two databases during the period from August 2020 to October 2020 in Cochrane Library and PubMed. 77 articles were left in total after selection—9 systematic reviews and 68 clinical trials. Existing full-text papers were reviewed after this selection. Unfinished randomized clinical trials, those which were designed as strategies for national health systems, and those which were not pelvic-floor muscle-training-specified were excluded after this step. Most trials were high to moderate overall risk of bias. Many of reviews had low quality of evidence. Despite clinical heterogeneity among the clinical trials, pelvic-floor muscle training shows promising results. Most of the studies demonstrate the positive effect of pelvic-floor muscle training in prepartum and postpartum periods on pelvic-floor dysfunction prevention, in particular in urinary incontinence symptoms. However more high-quality, standardized, long-follow-up-period studies are needed.

scholarly journals The impact of pelvic floor muscle training on the myostatin concentration and severity of urinary incontinence in elderly women with stress urinary incontinence – a pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 1893-1898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Radzimińska ◽  
Magdalena Weber-Rajek ◽  
Agnieszka Strączyńska ◽  
Marta Podhorecka ◽  
Mariusz Kozakiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Biofeedback pelvic floor exercise therapy for pelvic floor dyssynergia: an observational study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3461
Author(s):  
Ashwin Porwal ◽  
Paresh Gandhi ◽  
Deepak Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Exercise Therapy ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Obstructed Defecation ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Anorectal Function ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia ◽  
Pelvic Floor Exercise ◽  
Resting Pressure ◽  
The Mean

Background: Pelvic floor dyssynergia (PFD) is one of the commonest subtypes of constipation and treated conservatively but is often unsatisfactory. Biofeedback Pelvic Floor Exercise Therapy (BFT) has been introduced as an alternative treatment. Method: A prospective study was conducted at Healing Hands Clinic, Pune. Total 35 patients diagnosed as having pelvic floor dyssynergia confirmed by MR defecography (MRD) enrolled in to the study. All patients trained for pelvic floor muscle exercise. Patient performed exercise 20 minutes per day for 12 weeks. Data have been collected using a standardized questionnaire (Longo's obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) score, Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QOL) and Bristol stool score and performed anal manomentry test (3-D HDAM) at every 4 weeks. Result: Study result demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the mean resting pressure, maximum squeezing pressure and average of 10 seconds hold (from 69.83±6.40 to 39.87±5.51, 98.67±17.23 to 128.67±26.92, 78.70±15.41 to 109.00±22.23, P = 0.005 at week 12). The mean total ODS decreased significantly (p<0.0005) from baseline to 22.92±4.03 to 11.46±6.76 at week 12. Also, individuals ODS score items were significantly improved at week 8 and week 12. Bristol stool score significantly improved from 2.12±1.14 to 4.04±0.96 at 12 weeks (p<0.0005). Significant improvements were recorded in all four individual score domains (physical discomfort, psychosocial discomfort, worries and concerns, satisfaction) and total score of PAC-QOL at week 12. Conclusion: Biofeedback therapy provides improvement in bowel symptoms, anorectal function and reduces use of aperients in constipated subjects with pelvic floor dyssynergia

Biofeedback for Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction

Biofeedback ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-57
Author(s):  
Debbie Callif
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Pain ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
Bowel Function ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscles ◽  
Muscle Dysfunction ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Obturator Internus

Biofeedback for pelvic floor muscle dysfunction provides a practical and effective intervention for elimination disorders. Dysfunction in the pelvic floor muscles can affect bladder and bowel function and can cause pelvic pain. According to the National Association of Continence, there are 25 million Americans affected by bladder or bowel incontinence. Surface electromyographic (sEMG) sensors monitor the electrical activity of the pelvic floor muscles. Additional muscle co-contractions of the obturator internus, hip adductors, and transverse abdominis can facilitate improvements in symptoms affected by pelvic floor dysfunction. Pelvic floor therapy incorporates urge reduction techniques and functional control strategies. Dietary and lifestyle recommendations are also provided. The Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) is the primary certifying body in the fields of biofeedback and neurofeedback. BCIA has a Blueprint of Knowledge specific for certification in pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback (PMDB). The Blueprint outlines the fundamental science, history, and theory of sEMG biofeedback as used for elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain. You can find more information on PMDB at www.bcia.org.

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