The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

Background: Urinary incontinence represents a complex problem which commonly affects women and influences their physical, mental and social wellbeing. The objective was to determine the effect of pelvic floor muscle training using a tampon as visual biofeedback. Methods: A non-randomized clinical tr...

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Autores: Pintos Díaz, María Zahara, Parás-Bravo, Paula, Alonso-Blanco, Cristina, Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César, Paz-Zulueta, María, Cueli-Arce, Mónica, Palacios-Ceña, Domingo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Tampon
Muscle strength
Pelvic floor
Biofeedback
Urinary incontinence
Ciencias Biomédicas
3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas
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spelling The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle TrainingPintos Díaz, María ZaharaParás-Bravo, PaulaAlonso-Blanco, CristinaFernández-de-las-Peñas, CésarPaz-Zulueta, MaríaCueli-Arce, MónicaPalacios-Ceña, Domingo61TamponMuscle strengthPelvic floorBiofeedbackUrinary incontinenceCiencias Biomédicas3299 Otras Especialidades MédicasBackground: Urinary incontinence represents a complex problem which commonly affects women and influences their physical, mental and social wellbeing. The objective was to determine the effect of pelvic floor muscle training using a tampon as visual biofeedback. Methods: A non-randomized clinical trial involving 60 women >18 years of age, both with, and without, urinary incontinence. All women exercised with a program involving visual biofeedback using disposable tampons at home for three months. The compliance rate was 76.8 ± 24.1 An electromyographic assessment of the pelvic floor was performed and assessments of the impact of the exercise program. Results: 54.5% of women without incontinence and 81.6% of women incontinence reported improvements (p = 0.041). In both groups, there was increased quality life (p > 0.05). The women without incontinence experienced greater improvement in the quality of their sexual relations (Pre 6.8 ± 1.4–Post 7.2 ± 1.0). Conclusions: After the intervention, a high percentage of women showed a statistically significant improvement in their symptoms. The participants reported an increase in quality of life and the women without incontinence reported an improvement in quality of their sexual relations. Our findings suggest that visual BFB for training the PFM may be beneficial for women with or without incontinence.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Universidad Complutense de Madrid20192019-06-1720192019-06-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121146reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1211462026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
title The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
spellingShingle The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
Pintos Díaz, María Zahara
61
Tampon
Muscle strength
Pelvic floor
Biofeedback
Urinary incontinence
Ciencias Biomédicas
3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas
title_short The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
title_full The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
title_fullStr The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
title_sort The Use of Disposable Tampons as Visual Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pintos Díaz, María Zahara
Parás-Bravo, Paula
Alonso-Blanco, Cristina
Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César
Paz-Zulueta, María
Cueli-Arce, Mónica
Palacios-Ceña, Domingo
author Pintos Díaz, María Zahara
author_facet Pintos Díaz, María Zahara
Parás-Bravo, Paula
Alonso-Blanco, Cristina
Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César
Paz-Zulueta, María
Cueli-Arce, Mónica
Palacios-Ceña, Domingo
author_role author
author2 Parás-Bravo, Paula
Alonso-Blanco, Cristina
Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César
Paz-Zulueta, María
Cueli-Arce, Mónica
Palacios-Ceña, Domingo
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 61
Tampon
Muscle strength
Pelvic floor
Biofeedback
Urinary incontinence
Ciencias Biomédicas
3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas
topic 61
Tampon
Muscle strength
Pelvic floor
Biofeedback
Urinary incontinence
Ciencias Biomédicas
3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas
description Background: Urinary incontinence represents a complex problem which commonly affects women and influences their physical, mental and social wellbeing. The objective was to determine the effect of pelvic floor muscle training using a tampon as visual biofeedback. Methods: A non-randomized clinical trial involving 60 women >18 years of age, both with, and without, urinary incontinence. All women exercised with a program involving visual biofeedback using disposable tampons at home for three months. The compliance rate was 76.8 ± 24.1 An electromyographic assessment of the pelvic floor was performed and assessments of the impact of the exercise program. Results: 54.5% of women without incontinence and 81.6% of women incontinence reported improvements (p = 0.041). In both groups, there was increased quality life (p > 0.05). The women without incontinence experienced greater improvement in the quality of their sexual relations (Pre 6.8 ± 1.4–Post 7.2 ± 1.0). Conclusions: After the intervention, a high percentage of women showed a statistically significant improvement in their symptoms. The participants reported an increase in quality of life and the women without incontinence reported an improvement in quality of their sexual relations. Our findings suggest that visual BFB for training the PFM may be beneficial for women with or without incontinence.
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