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The effects of Pilates method on pelvic floor muscle strength in patients with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: A randomized clinical trial.

Cíntia S GomesFabiana R PedrialiMariana R UrbanoEliane H MoreiraMarcio Augusto AverbeckSilvio Henrique M Almeida
Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2017)
Improvements in PFMS parameters were distinct among active treatment groups versus controls, but did not predict recovery of urinary continence at final assessment. The Pilates method promoted similar outcomes in the proportion of fully continent patients when compared to conventional PFMT 4 months after RP.
Keyphrases
  • urinary incontinence
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • robot assisted
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • replacement therapy
  • minimally invasive
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia