Aim and scope: The most important complications after colorectal surgery is pain which use of nonpharmacologic methods to reduce the complications has been considered by researchers. This study was conducted aiming at study on effect of Pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercises on Severity of pain after colorectal surgery. Materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial; the statist...

Methods One hundred and three nulliparous women attending the routine ultrasound scan at 18 weeks of pregnancy were recruited to the study. Background variables and continence status were registered in a structured interview. Women reporting urinary incontinence once per week or more during the last month were categorised as incontinent. All women were instructed in pelvic floor anatomy and how...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training in 46 nulliparous pregnant women. METHODS The women were divided into 2 groups: an exercise group and a control group. Functional evaluation of the pelvic floor muscle was performed by digital vaginal palpation using the strength scale described by Ortiz and by a perineometer (with and with...

OBJECTIVE To compare pelvic floor muscle training and a sham procedure for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis. METHODS Thirty-five female patients with multiple sclerosis were randomized into two groups: a treatment group (n = 18) and a sham group (n = 17). The evaluation included use of the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire, Medi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) for postpartum anal incontinence (AI). DESIGN A parallel two-armed randomised controlled trial stratified on obstetrical anal sphincter injury with primary sphincter repair and hospital affinity. SETTING Ano-rectal specialist out-patient clinics at two hospitals in Norway. POPULATION One hundred and nine postpartum w...

PURPOSE Animated biofeedback is an established treatment for pediatric dysfunctional voiding. Bowel dysfunction is closely associated with dysfunctional voiding. We evaluated the efficacy of animated biofeedback urotherapy in bowel and voiding dysfunction in children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 80 children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome w...

introduction: urinary incontinence (ui) is a common problem among adults living in the community and it is more frequent in women. its incidence increases with age, the number of pregnancy and body mass index (bmi). conservative management is recommended as the first-line treatment. physical therapies, particularly pelvic floor muscle exercise, are the mainstay of such conservative management. ...

BACKGROUND To identify the functional correlation of overactive pelvic floor muscles (OPFM) with cystoscopic and fluoroscopic urodynamic studies (FUDS), including urethral pressure measurements. METHODS Patients refractory to conservative therapy including bladder retraining, medications and pelvic muscle exercises for a variety of gamut of storage and voiding disorders were evaluated. Prospe...