Muscle contraction of the pelvic floor and quality of life of women with stress urinary incontinence who underwent kinesitherapy

• Authors: Leila Beuttenmüller , Samária Cader , Raimunda Macena , Nazete Araujo , Érica Nunes , Estélio Dantas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Introduction: the World Health Organization recommends physical therapy in patients with mild to moderate Urinary Incontinence (UI) as the first line of treatment. Aim: Evaluate the effect of electrical stimulation on muscle contraction of the pelvic floor and quality of life of women with stress UI (SUI). Methods: experimental study with 75 female patients randomly divided into: G1: electrical stimulation therapy with kinesitherapy; G2: kinesitherapy; G3: control group. Parameters evaluated: anthropometric measurements, physical examination of the pelvic floor (AP), pelvic floor muscles (AFA) and the degree of contraction of the AP (CAP) by the activity of the muscles [Type I (TI) and Type II (TII)] and Quality of life (QOL). Intervention consisted of 12 sessions, two sessions per week for six weeks. Descriptive statistics were used and the Student's t test or Wilcoxon paired test for the intra-group analysis. For the inter-group analyses, we used the Kruskal Wallis followed by the Mann-Whitney (AFA and QOL) and two-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe post hoc test (CAP). The p< 0.05 was adopted for statistical significance. Results: there was a significant difference in: AFA TI and AFA TII (G1 x G3 and G2 x G3); CAP TI (G2 x G3). There was a significant reduction in all domains of QOL in G1 and G2 except for DOM 6 in G2. The G3 group did not display any significant results. Conclusions: both physical therapy treatments (G1 and G2) were effective in the improvement in pelvic floor muscular functioning and in quality of life.

Keywords

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urinary Incontinence; pelvic floor; physical therapy modalities; electrostimulation; quality of life

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Physiotherapy
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-41

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

16 - 11 - 2010

Contributors

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Leila Beuttenmüller

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Samária Cader

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Raimunda Macena

• Faculdade Integrada of Ceará, FIC Estácio/Ceará/Brazil

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Nazete Araujo

• Laboratory of Human Kinetics Science, LABIMH - UCB/RJ/Brazil

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Érica Nunes

• Laboratory of Human Kinetics Science, LABIMH - UCB/RJ/Brazil

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Estélio Dantas

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10109-010-0052-5