The Influence of the Body Posture Correcting Therapy on Pelvic Floor Muscles Function

Katarzyna Jórasz

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Incontinence,Stress

Treatments: Other: Manual therapy, exercises and education program; Other: Education program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04366557

SKE 01-32/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of the body posture correcting therapy on pelvic floor muscles function and urinary incontinence problem.

Full description

This randomized, controlled study was aimed to asses influence of a six week global posture correction therapy on pelvic floor muscles function and urinary incontinence problem. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. All subjects overcame assessment of pelvic floor muscles (sEMG, manometry and digital) and completed questionnaire about urinary incontinence problem and general health condition connected with lower tract symptoms. Both groups had a pelvic floor education (what is it, where are the pelvic floor muscle, how to correct contract them etc.) Additionally, the study group had a six week therapy focused on body posture correction. Therapy consisted of manual therapy (once per week) and correction exercises.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• stress urinary incontinence (confirmed by a medical examination)
• female
• age between 25 and 45 years old

Exclusion criteria

• gynecological, spinal, and abdominal surgery (excluding cesarean delivery)
• menopause
• spinal and pelvis injuries
• chronic diseases of the circulatory and respiratory system
• neurlogical accidance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Body posture correction

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects from study group had an education about pelvic floor and additional a six week body posture therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy, exercises and education program

Without correction of body posture

Other group

Description:

Subjects form control group had only an education about pelvic floor.

Treatment:

Other: Education program