Urine Loss during a Volleyball Competition: Comparison between Amateur and Professional Athletes.

Autor: da Silva Pereira F; Department of Physical Education, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil., Haupenthal A; Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Araranguá, Brazil., Da Roza TH; Department of physiotherapy, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil., Mazo GZ; Department of Physical Education, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil., Virtuoso JF; Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Araranguá, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation [PM R] 2021 Oct; Vol. 13 (10), pp. 1122-1126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 16.
DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12502
Abstrakt: Background: High-impact sports can cause dysfunction to the female pelvic floor that leads to the occurrence of stress urinary incontinence.
Objective: To identify and compare the presence of urine loss between professional and amateur female volleyball athletes during a competition.
Methods: A cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted on 75 volleyball athletes, including 30 amateurs and 45 professional athletes. Female athletes 18 years of age or older were included. Urine loss during the competition was evaluated by self-report and measured by a pad test (in grams). Day-to-day urinary incontinence was identified using the Urinary Distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6). Before the beginning of the game, the instruments were applied by individual interview for data collection and the pad was positioned. After the game, the pad was removed and weighed again. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used, with a significance level of 5%.
Results: Half of the professional (50.0%) and amateur (55.6%) athletes have symptoms of urine loss during a competition. Objective urine loss was higher among professional athletes (4.5 ± 1.4 g) compared to amateur athletes (3.8 ± 1.4 g). There was a significant difference (P < .001) in objective urine loss between symptomatic (mean = 5.41, standard deviation [SD] = 0.8) and asymptomatic professional athletes (mean = 3.40, SD = 1.3).
Conclusion: Self-report of urinary incontinence during the competition was common among professional and amateur athletes. However, objective urine loss was significantly higher among professional athletes.
(© 2020 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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