Brain Mechanisms Underlying Urge Incontinence and its Response to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Urge urinary incontinence is a major problem, especially in the elderly, and to our knowledge the underlying mechanisms of disease and therapy are unknown. We used biofeedback assisted pelvic floor muscle training and functional brain imaging (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to investigate cerebral mechanisms, aiming to improve the understanding of brain-bladder control and therapy.

Materials and methods

Before receiving biofeedback assisted pelvic floor muscle training functionally intact, older community dwelling women with urge urinary incontinence as well as normal controls underwent comprehensive clinical and bladder diary evaluation, urodynamic testing and brain functional magnetic resonance imaging. Evaluation was repeated after pelvic floor muscle trai

SUBMITTER: Griffiths D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865681 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature