ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Improvement in Quality of Life with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Biofeedback in Patients with Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis.
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- Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Treatment Compared to Single Discipline Treatment of Female Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasonographic identification of pelvic floor myofascial trigger points and their correlation with clinical symptoms in patients with pelvic floor myofascial pain.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Physiotherapeutic Management of Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Association of systemic immune-inflammatory index with stress urinary incontinence in U.S. Adults: NHANES 2007-2016.PloS one · 2026Article
- Pathophysiology and potential multimodal therapeutic strategies for IC/BPS.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- Pelvic floor muscle pain is associated with higher symptom scores and bladder pain perception in women with interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Management Strategies for Patients with Non-Infectious Cystitis: A Review of the Literature.Current urology reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo prove the benefits of pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback (BFB) as a complementary treatment in women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC).
methodsProspective, randomized study in 123 women with BPS/IC. Groups: BFB+ (n = 48): women with oral drug treatment (perphenazine and amitriptyline) plus intravesical instillations (sodium hyaluronate) plus pelvic floor muscle training with BFB; BFB-: (n = 75): women with oral drug treatment plus intravesical instillations. VARIABLES: age, body mass index (BMI), time of follow-up, length of disease, time free of disease, diseases and health conditions concomitant, and responses to the SF-36 health-related quality of life questionnaire at the first consultation (SF-36 pre-treatment), and at the end of the study (SF-36 post-treatment). The treatment was considered successful when the SF-36 score reached values equal to or greater than 80 points or when the initial value increased by 30 or more points.
resultsMean age was 51.62 years old (23-82). BMI was higher in BFB-. The mean length of BPS/IC condition was 4.92 years (1-20), shorter in BFB+ than in BFB-. Mean SF-36 score pre-treatment was 45.92 points (40-58), lower in BFB+ than in BFB-. Post-treatment SF-36 score was higher than pre-treatment SF-36 score both in BFB+ and BFB-. SF-36 values were higher in BFB+ compared to BFB- over the follow-up.
conclusionsBFB improves quality of life in women with BPS/IC as adjunct therapy to combined oral and intravesical treatment.
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