Pelvic floor muscle training for overactive bladder symptoms - A prospective study
Introduction: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) involves the contraction of the puborectal, anal sphincter and external urethral muscles, inhibiting the detrusor contraction, what justify its use in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. Objective: To verify the effects of isolated PF...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/54012 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.63.12.1032 https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/54012 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | urinary incontinence pelvic floor physical therapy modalities |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) involves the contraction of the puborectal, anal sphincter and external urethral muscles, inhibiting the detrusor contraction, what justify its use in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. Objective: To verify the effects of isolated PFMT on the symptoms of OAB. Method: Prospective clinical trial with 27 women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), with predominance of OAB symptoms and loss >= 2 g in the pad test. It was evaluated: pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) function (digital palpation and manometry) |
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