INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in pre- and postmenopausal women using a quality-of-life questionnaire. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 96 patients with urinary incontinence who participated in a pelvic floor muscle-training (PFMT) program at the Physiotherapy Department in a London University Hospital between January 2010 and August 2011. RESULTS: A period of supervised PFMT resulted in significant improvement in symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, urgency, frequency, and nocturia, irrespective of menopausal status. CONCLUSIONS: Pre- and postmenopausal women experience similar outcomes in relation to urinary symptoms following a short-term supervised PFMT.
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in pre- and postmenopausal women using a quality-of-life questionnaire. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 96 patients with urinary incontinence who participated in a pelvic floor muscle-training (PFMT) program at the Physiotherapy Department in a London University Hospital between January 2010 and August 2011. RESULTS: A period of supervised PFMT resulted in significant improvement in symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, urgency, frequency, and nocturia, irrespective of menopausal status. CONCLUSIONS: Pre- and postmenopausal women experience similar outcomes in relation to urinary symptoms following a short-term supervised PFMT.
Authors: Joachim W Thüroff; Paul Abrams; Karl-Erik Andersson; Walter Artibani; Christopher R Chapple; Marcus J Drake; Christian Hampel; Andreas Neisius; Annette Schröder; Andrea Tubaro Journal: Eur Urol Date: 2010-11-24 Impact factor: 20.096
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