Fecal incontinence (FI) is a prevalent problem that can drastically affect quality of life. Pelvic floor rehabilitation is an important first-line treatment for patients with FI, and many published case reports and a small number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide limited evidence for its efficacy. Pelvic floor rehabilitation approaches to the treatment of FI include pelvic floor mu...

The elderly is an increasingly old age, characterized by changes and decreased ability to function in the body, one of which gastrointestinal function, problem that often encountered defecation control. aim study was see differences stool scales based on bristol scale before after pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) elderly. method this quantitative with a pre-experimental design pre-post group...

Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and pessaries are commonly used in the conservative treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Because there is a lack of evidence regarding the optimal choice between these two interventions, we designed the "Pelvic Organ prolapse in primary care: effects of Pelvic floor muscle training and Pessary treatment Study" (POPPS). POPPS consists of two parallel open...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the evidence of the effect of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. METHODS A bibliographic search was conducted in four databases. Studies were grouped according to the intervention program(muscle training versus control and individual home-based versus physiotherapist-guided muscle training)....

We appeciate having the opportunity to reply to the let­ ter regarding our article entitled, “The Effect of Biofeed­ back Therapy on ICIQ-SF Scores and Urodynamic Param­ eters in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)”. Biofeedback and pelvic floor muscle exercises are ad­ vised, especially for the treatment of stress incontinence and mixed incontinence, because they are low-cost and d...

Objective assessment Objective assessment of the pelvic floor muscles includes an abdominal, perineal, neurological and digital rectal examination. This assessment can be undertaken by a nurse or physiotherapist with specialist supervised training. The patient should be allowed to be chaperoned by a partner, friend or a member of staff. The objective assessment should always begin with an expla...

Pelvic organ prolapse is a frequently overlooked condition occurring commonly among women of all ages. A brief overview of pelvic organ prolapse and a discussion of the Colpexin Sphere is provided. The Colpexin Sphere is a new intravaginal device that facilitates the performance of pelvic floor muscle exercises thereby enhancing the benefit provided by already established conservative therapy.