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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Neurogenic Overactive Bladder in Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis

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Suprapontine Lesions and Neurogenic Pelvic Dysfunctions

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Abstract

In this chapter a review of randomized controlled trials exploring the effect of pelvic floor muscle training with or without biofeedback or in combinations with electrical stimulation was conducted. Four RCTs (six publications) were found in patients after stoke and eight RCTs in MS patients. Some effect of PFMT with and without biofeedback and with and without addition of electrical stimulation was found. However, the studies are flawed with small sample sizes and huge heterogeneity of the population studied, use of outcome measures, and content of the interventions. There is a need for further RCTs to guide clinical practice.

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

    Kari Bø

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, Akershus, Norway

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  1. Neurorehabilitation Unit and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Rehabilitation Center, SS Trinità Hospital, Cuneo, Italy

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  2. Urology Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy

    Donatella Giraudo

  3. Department of Neurourology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Stefania Musco

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Bø, K. (2020). Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Neurogenic Overactive Bladder in Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis. In: Lamberti, G., Giraudo, D., Musco, S. (eds) Suprapontine Lesions and Neurogenic Pelvic Dysfunctions. Urodynamics, Neurourology and Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29775-6_9

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