Biofeedback in the treatment of patients with urine incontinence after radical prostatectomy

Abstract

The review article is devoted to the application of the biofeedback in the treatment of patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. The data on the mechanism of urinary continence in men and its damage during surgery are presented, the pathogenetic basis of the therapeutic effect of pelvic muscle training in this patients is highlighted. The analysis of the main russian and foreign clinical studies on the use of the biofeedback in patients with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy has been carried out. It is indicated that biofeedback increases the effectiveness of conservative treatment of urinary incontinence, however the even wider use of this method of treatment is limited by the lack of standard protocols for training pelvic muscles under the control of biofeedback.