Effects of Co-contraction of Both Transverse Abdominal Muscle and Pelvic          Floor Muscle Exercises for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled          Trial

Tajiri, Kimiko; Huo, Ming; Maruyama, Hitoshi

doi:10.1589/jpts.26.1161

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“…While pelvic floor training (PFT) is very effective to treat deficient pelvic floor muscles (PFM), clinicians should focus on the prevention of PFD 11 , 12 , 13 ) . Research has suggested that knowledge about PF may be lacking in adult women 9 ) ; therefore, we designed this study to assess women’s knowledge.…”

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Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

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[Purpose] Proper pelvic floor function is important to avoid serious dysfunctions including incontinence, prolapse, and sexual problems. The current study evaluated the knowledge of young nulliparous women about their pelvic floor and identified what additional information they wanted. [Subjects and Methods] In this cross-sectional survey, a validated, 36 item questionnaire was distributed to 212 nulliparous women. The questionnaire addressed demography, pelvic floor muscles, pelvic floor dysfunction, and possible information sources. Descriptive statistics were generated for all variables. Stability and validity testing were performed using Kappa statistics and intra class correlation coefficients to define agreement for each question. The study was approved by the ethics Committee (B300201318334). [Results] Using a VAS scale (0 to 10), the women rated their knowledge about the pelvic floor as a mean of 2.4 (SD 2.01). A total of 93% of the women were insufficiently informed and requested more information; 25% had concerns about developing urinary incontinence, and 14% about fecal incontinence. Many of the women were unaware what pelvic floor training meant. [Conclusion] There was a significant lack of knowledge about pelvic floor function among nulliparous women. The majority of nulliparous women expressed a need for education, which might offer a way to reduce dysfunction.

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Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

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“…Therefore, PFM exercises should be included in efforts to improve pulmonary function. Although the PFM have breathing-related functions, most related studies have investigated urological diseases 4 , 5 ) . However, a few studies have examined the effects of PFM reinforcement on pulmonary function.…”

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Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on pulmonary function

Han

2015

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the correlation between pelvic floor muscle strength and pulmonary function. In particular, we examined whether pelvic floor muscle exercises can improve pulmonary function. [Subjects] Thirty female college students aged 19–21 with no history of nervous or musculoskeletal system injury were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. [Methods] For the pulmonary function test, spirometry items included forced vital capacity and maximal voluntary ventilation. Pelvic floor muscle exercises consisted of Kegel exercises performed three times daily for 4 weeks. [Results] Kegel exercises performed in the experimental group significantly improved forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, PER, FEF 25–75%, IC, and maximum voluntary ventilation compared to no improvement in the control group. [Conclusion] Kegel exercises significantly improved pulmonary function. When abdominal pressure increased, pelvic floor muscles performed contraction at the same time. Therefore, we recommend that the use of pelvic floor muscle exercises be considered for improving pulmonary function.

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“…Performing a therapeutic exercise program for these synergistic muscles is critical to the functionality and daily life activities of the patient. These muscles activated together favor the dissipation of abdominal load, which would lead to increased intra-abdominal pressure and consequently loss of urine to the effort [14].…”

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The Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and the Prostatectomy

Barbosa¹,

Valentin²,

Bragante³

2020

Male Reproductive Health

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Considering prostate adenocarcinoma, the cancer of higher incidence in men, having as treatment of choice the prostatectomy, and the high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and erectile dysfunction (ED) after the surgery, the physiotherapy becomes an eligible treatment for such alterations. The rehabilitation of postprostatectomy effort urinary incontinence is considered a recommendation grade B. Erectile dysfunction has as its first line of treatment penile vacuum therapy. Pelvic health physical therapy has as its main tool the rehabilitation of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM), which can be assisted by biofeedback and electrotherapy. The training of these muscles accelerates the recovery process of post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence and has greater therapeutic relevance when the physiotherapeutic treatment is initiated in the pre-surgical period. Post-micturition dribble is also treated by training the pelvic floor muscles. Urinary urgency, associated or not with incontinence, can be treated with electrotherapy, which is considered second or third line of treatment. Erectile rehabilitation has two physical resources of treatment, physical therapy, one through the vacuum and the other of the shock wave. Both penile vacuum therapy and shock wave therapy are considered the first line of treatment in the approach to erectile dysfunction.Male Reproductive Health 2 urinary urgency with or without loss of urine is commonly associated with prostatic disease, needing to be investigated, with the pelvic floor having little influence on male urinary incontinence.

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Effects of Co-contraction of Both Transverse Abdominal Muscle and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

Knowledge of the pelvic floor in nulliparous women

Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on pulmonary function

The Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and the Prostatectomy

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