The effect of pelvic floor muscle training alone or in combination with electrostimulation in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis.

Autor: Lúcio, AC, D’Ancona, CAL, Lopes, MHBM, Perissinotto, MC, Damasceno, BP
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Zdroj: Multiple Sclerosis Journal; Nov2014, Vol. 20 Issue 13, p1761-1768, 8p
Abstrakt: The article presents a study on the effect of rehabilitation program to treat lower urinary tract symptoms on sexual dysfunction (SD) of women multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The study assesses pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) function and tone, vaginal flexibility, and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) of MS women who were subjected to PFM training, electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback, and sham neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES). Result shows that the said programs can improve SD.
Databáze: Complementary Index