Contração muscular do assoalho pélvico de mulheres com incontinência urinária de esforço submetidas a exercícios e eletroterapia: um estudo randomizado

• Autor(a) principal: Beuttenmüller, Leila
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Cader, Samária Ali, Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia, Araujo, Nazete dos Santos, Nunes, Érica Feio Caneiro, Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/fpusp/article/view/12260
• topic: incontinência urinária por estresse; terapia por estimulação elétrica; terapia por exercício; soalho pélvico; urinary incontinence; stress; electric stimulation therapy; exercise therapy

The study sought to determine the effect of perineal exercises (EP) associated with electric stimulation in women with effort-related urinary incontinence (SUI) in relation to the pelvic floor muscles contraction (PMEs). The methodology utilized was longitudinal of the experimental type. The sample was made of 71 women diagnosed with SUI and divided into three groups: electrical stimulation associated with exercise alone (GEE, n=24), exercises exclusively (GE, n=25) and control (GC, n=22). In the experimental groups were held 12 sessions, lasting 20 minutes each, with a frequency of 2 times a week. The contraction of the PFMs was measured through the functional assessment of the pelvic floor (FPA) and perineometer (PERI) pre and post intervention. The results showed improvement in PFM contraction for both GEE and GE groups if compared to the GC the average of AFA (fibers I and II) and PERI (fibers I): AFA FI (∆%=11.99; p