Treinamento dos músculos do assoalho pélvico para tratamento de incontinência urinária em mulheres: resultados preliminares.

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary Incontinence is defined as every involuntary leakage of urine. The prevalence is higher in women. The International Continence Society classifies physiotherapy, being a low-cost, non-invasive and side-effects free method, as a gold standard treatment for effort urinary incontinence. Objectives: Propose a group protocol for women, to provide pelvic floor muscles rehabilitation and compare it to the standard protocol. Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial performed at the Physiotherapy and Urogynecology Ambulatory of the Federal University of Uberlândia. We included 17 volunteers (G1=9 women and G2=8 women). Results: There was a statistically significant improvement of the PFM resistance when comparing data before and after treatment for both groups. Conclusion: The preliminary results of this study show that both protocols have a positive impact on the resistance of the pelvic floor muscles.