Pelvic Floor Disorders, Postural; Defect, Muscle Weakness
Conditions
Brief summary
Effects of an exercise program based on hypopressive exercises in the female population.
Detailed description
Participants allocated to the intervention group completed 10 weeks of hypopressive exercises training with a frequency of two sessions of 30 minutes twice a week.
Interventions
The first two sessions will have as objective the correct and effective learning of the hypopressive technique. The rest of the sessions will be dedicated to the realization of an exercise protocol based on a progression of postures from standing to supine. Diaphragmatic apneas of approximately 7 seconds will be performed, alternating each apnea with three breaths.
Sponsors
University of Jaén
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
An independent assessor blinded to the data collection was responsible for the allocation process. A list of the computer-generated number was employed to assign participants to experimental or control group
Intervention model description
This study was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women * Physical autonomy
Exclusion criteria
* Vestibular disorders. * Coronary diseases. * Recent surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postural control | From baseline to 10 weeks. | Postural control was evaluated by means of a stabilometric platform of resistive pressure sensors (Sensor Medica, Rome, Italy). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelvic floor muscles strength | From baseline to 10 weeks. | The assessment of the overall contractility of the striated pelvic floor musculature was evaluated according to the modified manual scale Oxford. |
| Self-reported pelvic floor status | From baseline to 10 weeks | To assess self-reported status the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-Short Form was administered. |
| Urinary incontinence | From baseline to 10 weeks | To determine the presence and improvement in urinary incontinence the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form was employed. |
| Transversus abdominis activation | From baseline to 10 weeks. | Transversus abdominis thickness during contraction was assessed by real time ultrasound imaging. |
| Pulmonary ventilation | From baseline to 10 weeks | A forced spirometry test was employed to assess pulmonary function. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed