Short-term effect of adding pelvic floor muscle training to bladder training for female urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial

Kaya S., AKBAYRAK T., Gursen C., Beksac S.

INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.26, no.2, pp.285-293, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00192-014-2517-4
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.285-293
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess whether bladder training (BT) combined with high-intensity pelvic floor muscle training (BT + PFMT) results in better outcomes in the short term than BT alone on female urinary incontinence (UI).