Continence and Quality-of-Life Outcomes 6 Months Following an Intensive Pelvic-Floor Muscle Exercise Program for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Trial Comparing Low- and High-Frequency Maintenance Exercise | Zendy

Diane BorelloFrance | Zendy; Patricia A. Downey | Zendy; Halina M. Zyczynski | Zendy; Christine R Rause | Zendy

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Continence and Quality-of-Life Outcomes 6 Months Following an Intensive Pelvic-Floor Muscle Exercise Program for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Trial Comparing Low- and High-Frequency Maintenance Exercise

Author(s) -

Diane BorelloFrance,

Patricia A. Downey,

Halina M. Zyczynski,

Christine R Rause

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20070257

Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , urine , urology , surgery , nursing

Few studies have examined the effectiveness of pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercises to reduce female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) over the long term. This study: (1) evaluated continence and quality-of-life outcomes of women 6 months following formalized therapy and (2) determined whether low- and high-frequency maintenance exercise programs were equivalent in sustaining outcomes.

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