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Traditional Biofeedback vs. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy—Is One Clearly Superior?

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Pelvic floor physical therapy is a worldwide accepted therapy that has been exclusively used to manage many pelvic floor disorders in adults and children. The aim of this review is to suggest to clinicians an updated understanding of this therapeutic approach in management of children with non-neuropathic voiding dysfunction.

Recent Findings

Today, pelvic floor muscle training through biofeedback is widely used as a part of a voiding retraining program aiming to help children with voiding dysfunction which is caused by pelvic floor overactivity. Biofeedback on its own, without a pelvic floor training component, is not an effective treatment. Biofeedback is an adjunct to the pelvic floor training.

Summary

In the current review, we develop the role of pelvic floor physical therapy in management of children with non-neuropathic voiding dysfunction and compare it with biofeedback therapy alone.

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Ladi-Seyedian, SS., Sharifi-Rad, L., Nabavizadeh, B. et al. Traditional Biofeedback vs. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy—Is One Clearly Superior?. Curr Urol Rep 20, 38 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-019-0901-9

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