Pelvic floor muscle training to improve urinary incontinence in young, nulliparous sport students: a pilot study

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

da roza, t (Autor) Outra; de araujo, mp (Autor) Outra; viana, r (Autor) Outra; viana, s (Autor) Outra; jorge, rn (Autor) FEUP; bo, k (Autor) Outra; mascarenhas, t (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: International Urogynecology Journal

Vol. 23

Páginas: 1069-1073

ISSN: 0937-3462

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

CORDIS: Ciências da Saúde > Ciências Médicas > Medicina > Urologia ; Ciências da Saúde > Ciências Médicas > Medicina > Ginecologia

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-7KT

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1759-2

Abstract (EN): Urinary incontinence (UI) is prevalent in sport students. We hypothesized that pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) can improve pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength and symptoms of UI in this group of physically active women. Sixteen sport students with UI participated in this pre-post test pilot study. However, only seven of them, mean age 20.0 +/- 0.8 years, completed the 8-week program. Activity level was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). The outcome measure was the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ UI SF). PFM strength was measured by manometry as maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Vaginal resting pressure improved by 17.4 cmH(2)O (SD 6.7), p = 0.04 and MVC by 16.4 cmH(2)O (SD 5.8), p = 0.04. ICIQ UI SF score, frequency, and amount of leakage showed statistically significant improvement. PFMT increased PFM strength and reduced frequency and amount of UI episodes in sport students that completed an 8-week PFMT program. Randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these results.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 5