Does imagining interrupting the flow of urine really elicit contractions of the pelvic floor muscles in stress-incontinent postpartum women?

Objectives: This study evaluated if imagining interrupting the flow of urine really elicits contractions of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) in stress-incontinent postpartum women. Methods: A total of 21 postpartum women with recent vaginal deliveries performed four trials of Kegel’s exercises, each p...

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Published in:Journal of clinical urology 2023-07, Vol.16 (4), p.274-279
Main Authors: Ojukwu, Chidiebele P, Orji, Precious C, Ezeigwe, Anne U, Ede, Stephen S, Okemuo, Adaora J, Mba, Chidinma G, Ikele, Ikenna T, Ugwu, Augustus U, Okide, Onyinye V
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Summary:Objectives: This study evaluated if imagining interrupting the flow of urine really elicits contractions of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) in stress-incontinent postpartum women. Methods: A total of 21 postpartum women with recent vaginal deliveries performed four trials of Kegel’s exercises, each prompted by a different contraction technique. PFM activities were measured with a surface electromyography via a vaginal electrode. Inferential statistics of repeated-measures one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post hoc analysis were performed to compare the effective recruitment of the PFMs across the four trials. Results: PFM activities significantly varied across the four trials (p
ISSN:2051-4158
2051-4158
2051-4166
DOI:10.1177/20514158211039146