Effect of different contraction methods on pelvic floor muscle contraction in middle-aged women

• 영문명: Effect of different contraction methods on pelvic floor muscle contraction in middle-aged women
• 발행기관: 물리치료재활과학회
• 저자명: Ji-Seon Kim Jong-Duk Choi Won-Seob Shin
• 간행물 정보: 『Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science』제4권 제2호, 103~107쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 재활의학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.12.31

영문 초록

Objective: Pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) form the base of the abdomino-pelvic cavity and also the PFMs function is important for urinary continence. PFMs training (PFMT) is considered to be the first method for PFM dysfunction. This study demonstrated correct PFMs contraction among commonly used different contraction methods for PFMT. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: In this study, nineteen middle-aged (40-70 years) women participated. To evaluate PFM function, ultrasonography was used to measure the distance of the bladder base movement. The distance of the PFM movements were calculated at rest and during the other contractions. The following four different contraction methods were performed randomly: (1) PFM contraction, (2) abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM), (3) anal contraction, and (4) hip adductor muscle contraction. The participants held the contraction for 3 seconds for a total of 3 times with a 30 seconds rest period between each trial. The mean of three measurements in each position were obtained and compared with that in the resting position. Results: The bladder base movement values were significantly greater when comparing PFM with ADIM and hip adductor contractions (p<0.05). The bladder base movement values were significantly greater when comparing ADIM and anal contractions with hip adductor contractions (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that performing PFM contractions is the best method among the common methods for PFMT. Performing PFM contractions was more effective than the other contraction methods.

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Pelvic floor Ultrasonography Urinary incontinence Verbal reinforcement Women