Pelvic floor muscle training and adjunctive therapies for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a prevalent and costly condition which may be treated surgically or by physical therapy. The aim of this review was to systematically assess the literature and present the best available evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) performed alone and together with adjunctive therapies (eg biofeedback, electrical stimulation, vaginal cones) for the treatment of female SUI.

Methods

All major electronic sources of relevant information were systematically searched to identify peer-reviewed English language abstracts or papers published between 1995 and 2005. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and other study designs eg non-randomised trials, cohort studies, case series, were considered for th

SUBMITTER: Neumann PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1586224 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature