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https://doi.org/10.38025/2078-1962-2020-100-6-57-65

Biofeedback in Treatment and Rehabilitation of Urinаry Incontinence in Women

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1 ORCIDKrotova N.O., 1 ORCIDKuzmin I.V., 1 ORCIDUlitko T.V.

1 I.P. Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation


ABSTRACT

Urinary incontinence is one of the most common urological pathologies and reduces the quality of life of patients. In the developmentof stress and mixed urinary incontinence in women, an important part belongs to the failure of the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floormuscle training has changed the approach to treating these patients. Pelvic muscle training in combination with biofeedback (BFB)makes it possible to teach patients how to perform exercises correctly, increasing their effectiveness, as a result. This leads to a decreasein the duration of treatment and an improvement in the quality of life of patients. This review deals with mechanisms of urinaryretention in women, and presents the pathogenetic rationale for the use of pelvic muscle training and biofeedback in the treatment ofurinary incontinence in women. The possibilities of biofeedback therapy for urinary incontinence are shown, treatment methods aredescribed in detail, and the analysis of current results of clinical trials is carried out. To date, it has been proven that the use of pelvicfloor muscle training under the control of biofeedback is an effective, available and safe method of treating urinary incontinence inwomen.


KEYWORDS: urinary incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, biofeedback, pelvic floor muscle training, Kegel exercises, biofeedback, perineal muscles

For citation: Krotova N.O., Kuzmin I.V., Ulitko T.V. Biofeedback in Treatment and Rehabilitation of Urinаry Incontinence in Women. Bulletin of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020; 6 (100): 57–65. https://doi.org/10.38025/2078-1962-2020-100-6-57-65



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