[Rehabilitation in female stress urinary incontinence].

OBJECTIVES

To know the results of a pelvic floor muscle training program in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.

METHODS

Information phase: patient is informed about the disease, her anatomy, the objectives to be reached and how to perform the exercises. Treatment phase: 6 weeks of visual and auditory biofeedback assisted pelvic floor exercises to develop the pelvic floor muscles. Follow-up phase: one, 3, 6 month and 1 year visits with control for muscle evolution, motivation reinforcement and improvement of the symptoms.

RESULTS

412 Women underwent pelvic floor rehabilitation in a 4 year period, 45.9% were cured, 38.8% improved and 15.3% were treatment failures.

CONCLUSIONS

Pelvic floor rehabilitation can cure female urinary stress incontinence and diminishes the number of surgical procedures and hospital costs in the treatment of urinary incontinence.