Is pelvic floor muscle training effective for symptoms of overactive bladder in women? A systematic review

Physiotherapy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bo ◽  
A.C.N.L. Fernandes ◽  
T.B. Duarte ◽  
L.G.O. Brito ◽  
C.H.J. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Muscle Training

Efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training in women with overactive bladder syndrome: a systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1565-1573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Monteiro ◽  
Cassio Riccetto ◽  
Angélica Araújo ◽  
Laryssa Galo ◽  
Nathália Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Overactive Bladder Syndrome ◽  
Muscle Training

Systematic review: Abdominal or pelvic floor muscle training

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 800-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Sapsford ◽  
Paul Hodges ◽  
Michelle Smith
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Muscle Training

scholarly journals Pelvic floor muscle training for overactive bladder symptoms – A prospective study

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 1032-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Fitz ◽  
Marair Sartori ◽  
Manoel João Girão ◽  
Rodrigo Castro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Urinary Symptoms ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
Pad Test

Summary Introduction: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) involves the contraction of the puborectal, anal sphincter and external urethral muscles, inhibiting the detrusor contraction, what justify its use in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. Objective: To verify the effects of isolated PFMT on the symptoms of OAB. Method: Prospective clinical trial with 27 women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), with predominance of OAB symptoms and loss ≥ 2 g in the pad test. It was evaluated: pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) function (digital palpation and manometry); urinary symptoms (nocturia, frequency and urinary loss); degree of discomfort of OAB symptoms; and quality of life (Incontinence Quality-of-Life Questionnaire [I-QoL]). The PFMT program consisted of 24 outpatient sessions (2x/week + home PFMT). The Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests (with a significance level of 5%) were used to analyse the data. Results: There was a significant improvement of the urinary symptoms to the pad test (5.8±9.7, p<0.001), urinary loss (0.7±1.1, p=0.005) and nocturia (0.8±0.9, p=0.011). Reduction in the degree of discomfort of urinary symptoms was observed according to OAB-V8 questionnaire (10.0±7.7, p=0.001). There were also significant results in PFMs function: Oxford (3.6±0.9, p=0.001), endurance (5.2±1.8, p<0.001), fast (8.9±1.5, p<0.001) and manometry (26.6±15.8, p=0.003). In addition, quality of life had a significant improvement in the three domains evaluated by I-QoL. Conclusion: The PFMT without any additional guidelines improves the symptomatology, the function of PFMs and the quality of life of women with OAB symptoms.

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