Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2024
Efficacy of Warm Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Kegel Exercise on Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Women.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Training Interventions to Treat Postpartum Urinary Incontinence: A Meta-Analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of PFMT in Treating Postpartum Urinary 1 Incontinence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Automated transperineal ultrasound analysis using deep learning for pelvic floor dysfunction assessment after total hysterectomy.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Awareness of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Postpartum and Menopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe objective was to observe the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture combined with Kegel exercise in treating postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction in women.
methodsA total of 70 primiparous women with postpartum pelvic floor muscle (PFM) injury were randomly divided into a combination group (n = 35, receiving warm acupuncture at Zhibian (BL54) acupoint and Kegel exercise) and a sham control group (n = 35, receiving sham warm acupuncture and Kegel exercise). Both groups were treated three times a week for 4 consecutive weeks. The recovery of PFM strength and changes in Urethral Rotation Angle (URA), Bladder Neck Descent (BND), and Retrovesical Angle (RVA) in pelvic floor ultrasound reports, the scores of pelvic floor dysfunction-related questionnaires, and the efficacy of urinary incontinence treatment of the two groups were compared before and after treatment.
resultsAfter treatment, the recovery rates of type I and II PFM strength, pelvic floor ultrasound parameters, pelvic floor dysfunction-related scale scores, and urinary incontinence treatment efficacy in the combination group were significantly better than those in the sham control group (p < 0.05).
conclusionWarm acupuncture combined with Kegel exercise can significantly improve PFM strength and promote the recovery of postpartum pelvic floor function in women.
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