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Comparative Study
. 1999 Jan-Feb;52(1):53-60.

[The therapeutic efficacy of vaginal cones in rehabilitating the perineal musculature. The RECOVA Group. REeducación COnos VAginales]

[Article in Spanish]
J Salinas Casado  1 , M Virseda Chamorro, M Esteban Fuertes
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  • PMID: 10101888
Comparative Study

[The therapeutic efficacy of vaginal cones in rehabilitating the perineal musculature. The RECOVA Group. REeducación COnos VAginales]

[Article in Spanish]
J Salinas Casado et al. Arch Esp Urol. 1999 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the utility of vaginal cones in the rehabilitation of the perineal muscles.

Methods: A study was conducted on 134 women (mean age 31.8 years). The control group comprised 51 women (38%) and study the group comprised 85 patients (62%) undergoing rehabilitation of the perineal muscles with vaginal cones for a period of three months. Both groups were adjusted for statistical analysis.

Results: The patients undergoing rehabilitation retained a vaginal cone 1.3-2.4 times more than the controls. The dropout rate was 29%. The patients who abandoned the study showed significant differences in comparison to those who completed the treatment for age, length of perineal muscle less than 3 cm, belonging to the control group and were followed by nurses.

Conclusions: Rehabilitation using vaginal cones significantly improves the strength of the perineal muscles.

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