High-power Magnetotherapy: A New Weapon in Urinary Incontinence?
Low Urin Tract Symptoms
; 10(3): 266-270, 2018 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-28627109
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the most common urinary system diseases that mostly affects women but also men. We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of functional magnetic stimulation (FMS) as potential UI treatment with improvements in the pelvic floor musculature, urodynamic tests and quality of life.METHODS:
A total of 20 UI patients (10 females and 10 men, mean age 64, 14 years), including 10 with stress UI, four with urgency UI and six with mixed UI, were treated with FMS (20 min/session) twice a week for 3 weeks. The patients' impressions, records in urinary diaries, and scores of three life stress questionnaires (overactive bladder symptom questionnaire [OAB-q], urogenital distress inventory questionnaire-short form [UDI-6], incontinence impact questionnaire-short form [IIQ-7]) were performed pre- and post-treatment.RESULTS:
Significant reductions (P < 0.01) of micturition number and nocturia after magnetic treatment were evidenced. The urodynamic tests recorded a significant increase in cystometric capacity (147 ± 51.3%), in maximum urethral closure pressure (110 ± 34%), in urethral functional length (99.8 ± 51.8%), and in pressure transmission ratio (147 ± 51.3%) values compared with the baseline values.CONCLUSIONS:
These preliminary findings suggest that FMS with Magneto STYM (twice weekly for 3 weeks) improves the UI and may be an effective treatment for this urogenital disease.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Incontinência Urinária por Estresse
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Incontinência Urinária de Urgência
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Magnetoterapia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Low Urin Tract Symptoms
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article