Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

EFFECT OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE EXERCISE ON URINARY INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Pranali Thakkar, Sneha Bhalala

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary loss of urine. It is one of the most common problems of public health in elderly women and Post pregnancy creating a great impact in the quality of life. As a first–choice conservative treatment, pelvic floor muscles Exercise or Training (PFME), first proposed by Kegel, with the goal to increase support of the inferior urinary tract, as well as to decrease chances of urinary incontinence OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: The objective of the present study was to review and discuss the effect of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) Exercise on urinary incontinence in women METHODOLOGY: We had search articles and abstract which were published from 1995 to 2017. Randomized controlled trials and non–randomized controlled trials, systemic review and comparative studies were included in this review of in relation to urinary incontinence, and/or adherence to a PFME program in antenatal , post–natal , elder women and all type of urinary incontinent women. RESULT: From 27 relevant research reports in the period of 1995 to 2017 indicated that Pelvic floor muscle exercise significantly reduced the development of urinary continence. CONCLUSION: Physical exercise, specifically pelvic floor muscle Exercise programmes, has positive effects on urinary incontinence. This type of training has been shown to be an effective program for treating urinary incontinence in women. Further recommendation is to develop standardized Pelvic floor exercise programs

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EFFECT OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE EXERCISE ON URINARY INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN‾A REVIEW ARTICLE, Pranali Thakkar, Sneha Bhalala INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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