Stress urinary incontinence: Simplifying therapy

Refractory Stress Urinary Incontinence

the biofeedback therapy in patients with stress incontinence urinary

Extracorporeal magnetic innervation therapy for stress urinary incontinence.

OBJECTIVES To report the first data from a prospective clinical study to determine the feasibility of using extracorporeal magnetic innervation (ExMI) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. METHODS We studied 83 women with demonstrable stress urinary incontinence. Treatments were for 20 minutes, twice a week for 6 weeks. For treatment, the patient sits fully clothed on a special ch...

Biofeedback Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Is Urodynamic Assessment Necessary?

In the recent issue of Nephro-Urology Monthly Journal, Bayrak et al. (1) presented a prospective, single institu­ tional study to evaluate the effects of biofeedback thera­ py (BFT) on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. The International Consultation on Incontinence Ques­ tionnaire – Short Form (ICIQ-SF) was utilized and ICIQ-SF scores were measured to evaluate the severity of their ur...

The Biofeedback Therapy in Patients With Stress Incontinence Urinary

I read with great interest the article by Seckiner et al. entitled “The Effect of Biofeedback Therapy on ICIQ-SF Scores and Urodynamic Parameters in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence” (1). The authors concluded that biofeedback therapy is capable of decreasing ICIQSF scores, that is, therapy improves symptoms and the impact of urinary incontinence on the patients’ quality of life. Dumou...