scholarly journals A Comparison of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in Regard to Urinary Incontinence Type: A Retrospective Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-154
Author(s):  
Ayfer ATEŞ ◽  
Nuriye ÖZENGİN ◽  
Yeşim BAKAR
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Type A ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength

scholarly journals Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence With Surface Electromyography–Assisted Biofeedback in Women of Reproductive Age

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana T Rett ◽  
Jose A Simoes ◽  
Viviane Herrmann ◽  
Cristina LB Pinto ◽  
Andrea A Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength

Background and Purpose Although surgery has been widely accepted as the treatment of choice for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), there has recently been an increased interest in the conservative management of this condition. The aims of this study were to test the ability of a biofeedback-assisted pelvic-floor muscle exercise (PFME) program to affect symptoms of SUI in premenopausal women and to evaluate a training program that might lead to successful outcomes in a relatively limited number of sessions. Subjects Twenty-six women with SUI were treated with PFME with surface electromyography (sEMG)–assisted biofeedback. All participants were of reproductive age and were treated individually for 12 sessions. Methods Results were evaluated with a 7-day voiding diary, a 1-hour pad test, pelvic-floor muscle strength measurements, sEMG amplitudes, a leakage index, and a quality-of-life questionnaire. These variables were compared before and after the intervention. Results The frequency of urine loss, the occurrence of nocturia, and the number of pads required decreased significantly after the intervention. Objective cure was found in 61.5% of women. There was a significant improvement in the quality of life, in pelvic-floor muscle strength, and in the sEMG amplitudes of all contractions throughout the intervention. Discussion and Conclusion A relatively short-term intervention of PFME with sEMG-assisted biofeedback appeared to be helpful in relieving symptoms of SUI in premenopausal women and represents a reasonable conservative management option.

scholarly journals Effect of Pelvic-Floor Muscle Exercise Position on Continence and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 974-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane F Borello-France ◽  
Halina M Zyczynski ◽  
Patricia A Downey ◽  
Christine R Rause ◽  
Joseph A Wister
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise ◽  
Pfm Strength

AbstractBackground and Purpose. Pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercises are effective in reducing stress urinary incontinence (SUI), but few studies have investigated the effect of specific exercise variables on treatment outcomes. This study explored the effect of exercise position on treatment outcomes in women with SUI. Subjects and Methods. Forty-four women were randomly assigned to exercise in the supine position only or in both supine and upright positions. Bladder diary, pad test, urodynamic test, quality-of-life (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire [IIQ]), and PFM strength outcomes were obtained at baseline and after treatment. Results. Exercise position did not affect outcomes. After data from both groups were collapsed, statistically significant improvements with treatment were observed in bladder diary, IIQ, PFM strength, and urodynamic test results. Discussion and Conclusion. Exercise position did not differentially affect treatment outcomes. However, women in this study achieved a mean 67.9% reduction in the frequency of SUI episodes and improvements in other study outcomes. [Borello-France DF, Zyczynski HM, Downey PA, et al. Effect of pelvic-floor muscle exercise position on continence and quality-of-life outcomes in women with stress urinary incontinence. Phys Ther. 2006;86:974–986.]

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