ArticleBioMed research international2014
Efficacy of physiotherapy for urinary incontinence following prostate cancer surgery.
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- The impact of using electromyographic biofeedback on pelvic floor rehabilitation in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Pooled it
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- Urinary incontinence rehabilitation of after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of treatment options for post-prostatectomy incontinence.World journal of urology · 2022Pooled it
- How Healthcare Practitioners Have Supported Their Prostate Cancer Patients to Try and Overcome Barriers to Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Pelvic floor muscle training in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Physiotherapy as an Effective Method to Support the Treatment of Male Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Impact of exercise on continence in prostate cancer patients post robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2023Article
- Verbal Instruction for Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction among Healthy Young Males.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Readability of Questionnaires on Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions Adapted to Spanish.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Physiotherapy and pelvic floor health within a contemporary biopsychosocial model of care: From research to education and clinical practice.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Preoperative pelvic floor muscle exercise does not reduce the rate of postprostatectomy incontinence: evidence from a meta-analysis and a systematic review.Translational andrology and urology · 2020Article
- Assessment of Physical Therapy Strategies for Recovery of Urinary Continence after ProstatectomyAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
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Abstract
The study enrolled 81 with urinary incontinence following radical prostate-only prostatectomy for prostatic carcinoma. The patients were divided into two groups. The patients in Group I were additionally subdivided into two subgroups with respect to the physiotherapeutic method used. The patients of subgroup IA received a rehabilitation program consisting of three parts. The patients of subgroup IB rehabilitation program consist of two parts. Group II, a control group, had reported for therapy for persistent urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy but had not entered therapy for personal reasons. For estimating the level of incontinence, a 1-hour and 24-hour urinary pad tests, the miction diary, and incontinence questionnaire were used, and for recording the measurements of pelvic floor muscles tension, the sEMG (surface electromyography) was applied. The therapy duration depended on the level of incontinence and it continued for not longer than 12 months. Superior continence outcomes were obtained in Group I versus Group II and the difference was statistically significant. The odds ratio for regaining continence was greater in the rehabilitated Group I and smaller in the group II without the rehabilitation. A comparison of continence outcomes revealed a statistically significant difference between Subgroups IA versus IB. The physiotherapeutic procedures applied on patients with urine incontinence after prostatectomy, for most of them, proved to be an effective way of acting, which is supported by the obtained results.
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