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Pelvic floor reeducation and body posture correction for treatment of female urinary incontinence: Results of comprehensive pre‐ and post‐treatment urodynamic testing
Author(s) -
Bemelmans B. L. H.,
Hankel M.,
Jacobs C. H. G. M.,
Van Kerrebroeck Ph. E. V.,
Worm G.,
Debruyne F. M. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.1930110304
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic floor , urinary incontinence , ambulatory , urology , physical therapy , pelvic floor muscle , urinary system , surgery
Of the conservative treatment modalities for stress urinary incontinence in females, the effectiveness of electric pelvic floor stimulation and exercise programs for reeducation of pelvic floor muscles are generally accepted and recognized. This prospective study reports on the analysis of subjective and objective pre‐ and post‐treatment parameters in 12 selected female patients with stress incontinence who were enrolled in a physiotherapeutical training program consisting of acute intrarectal electrostimulation, pelvic floor exercises, and body posture correction (Mensendieck). Patients' symptom scores, performance status of pelvic floor muscles, body posture alterations as well as standard urodynamic parameters (maximal urethral closing pressure, functional urethral length, and maximum cystometric capacity), and telemetric ambulatory urodynamic parameters (pad‐weighing test, urethral relaxations) were analyzed. This study shows the advantageous effect of pelvic floor reeducation and body posture correction for the treatment of female low‐urethral‐resistance urinary incontinence. A remarkable finding was the coalescence of genuine stress incontinence, proven on standard urodynamic investigation, and urethral instability on telemetric ambulatory urodynamic investigation in 10 of 12 patients (83%). This was very well treated by the training program. Pathophysiology of low‐urethral‐resistance urinary incontinence and the mode of action of the training program are discussed. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.