background:Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the most common type of urinary incontinence in women, as it involves involuntary leakage of urine , the current study was To determine the neuromodulation effect of Laser Therapy on Neurogenic Acupoints in female with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
Thirty women with SUI were randomly divided into two equal groups; the control group received pelvic floor muscle training , while the study group received the same pelvic floor muscle training in addition to laser acupuncture on neurogenic acupoints . The outcome measures were pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) , SUI severity assessed by Severity Index (SI) , and Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF). The outcome measures were assessed pre- and post-rehabilitation program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Laser Acupuncture application on Neurogenic Acupoints: the treatment based upon the use of low power laser light to stimulate acupuncture points
exercise prodram as follow: from supine lying position with legs slightly apart the patient asked to contract the pelvic muscles as hard as possible and hold for 10 seconds
October 6 University
Giza, El-Sheikh Zayed City Giza 1133 Egypt, Egypt
RECRUITINGPelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS)
The pelvic floor muscle strength of all women in both groups was assessed pre- and post-rehabilitation program, using XFT-0010 Pelvic Muscle Trainer device
Time frame: 6 weeks
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) severity
The incontinence severity index (ISI) consists of two questions, regarding frequency and amount of leakage. It categorizes urinary incontinence (UI) into slight, moderate, severe, and very severe.
Time frame: 6 weeks
International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF).
it is a validated subjective measure used to assess the Stress urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life
Time frame: 6 weeks
Doaa A Osman, PHD
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