PURPOSE: The aim of the case study was to determine the effectiveness of massage in the management of stress urinary incontinence. DESIGN: A 50-year-old woman with many years' history of stress incontinence was treated with massage. METHODS: The methodology involved positioning of the patient and massage according to an original method including the initial, main, and final parts. FINDINGS: The applied therapy contributed to a decreased amount of urine leakage (immediately following the therapy-by 21%, a month later-by 100%) and improved the quality of patient's life. CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in the amount of urinary leakage was observed immediately after therapy. One month after termination of massage therapy, a complete remission of symptoms was observed. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The presented massage procedure had a positive effect on the amount of urinary leakage on effort immediately after therapy and on few-month follow-up produced complete relief from the distress.
PURPOSE: The aim of the case study was to determine the effectiveness of massage in the management of stress urinary incontinence. DESIGN: A 50-year-old woman with many years' history of stress incontinence was treated with massage. METHODS: The methodology involved positioning of the patient and massage according to an original method including the initial, main, and final parts. FINDINGS: The applied therapy contributed to a decreased amount of urine leakage (immediately following the therapy-by 21%, a month later-by 100%) and improved the quality of patient's life. CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in the amount of urinary leakage was observed immediately after therapy. One month after termination of massage therapy, a complete remission of symptoms was observed. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The presented massage procedure had a positive effect on the amount of urinary leakage on effort immediately after therapy and on few-month follow-up produced complete relief from the distress.
Authors: Tomasz Halski; Lucyna Słupska; Robert Dymarek; Janusz Bartnicki; Urszula Halska; Agata Król; Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz; Janusz Dembowski; Romuald Zdrojowy; Kuba Ptaszkowski Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2014-02-19 Impact factor: 3.411