A comparison of effectiveness of bladder training and pelvic muscle exercise on female urinary incontinence

A randomised partially controlled trial to assess the impact of self-help vs. structured help from a continence nurse specialist in women with undiagnosed urinary problems in primary care

“…As a result the clinic groups were smaller than expected, although large enough to give adequate power. Other studies have found pelvic floor exercises to be effective in the treatment of stress incontinence (21,22,41). Two women in the present study were referred for biofeedback training, which has proved to be an effective treatment in other research for those initially unable to contract the pelvic floor (42).…”

The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence and Quality Of Life

“…However, the other study showed no statistically significant difference between the PFM exercise and control group. 4,38 Similarly, in the study conducted by Burns and colleagues, 24 patients in the exercise group, compared to the group who did not exercise, were not found to have a significant improvement in their electromyographic scores. These results demonstrate that the precise mechanisms that account for improvements in continence following PFM training are not entirely understood.…”

Impact of supervised physiotherapeutic pelvic floor exercises for treating female stress urinary incontinence

“…Yoon et al 20 studied 44 patients for eight weeks, dividing them into three groups. The fi rst one performed perineal exercises, the second was the control group, and the third performed bladder control.…”