The effect of pelvic floor exercises in the treatment of genuine urinary stress incontinence in women at two hospitals

Abstract

The results of the pelvic floor exercises for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence of urine were compared between two different hospitals geographically 50 miles apart. A perineal pad weighing test was used to assess the quantity of urine lost during exercise before and after treatment. A similar percentage of patients in the two studies responded to treatment and became either completely dry or significantly improved at the end of 3 months interval; 69% at LCH and 65% at LGH. Overall, 67% of patients achieved complete continence or a significant improvement as a result of pelvic floor exercises alone.