Elderly women, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Postural Balance.
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure/surgery
Other
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In the present study, 20 women with pelvic floor weakness performed the treatment, where each one of them, in isolation, will remain in the modified gynecological position (lying on the stretcher with
Device
Sponsors
UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Câmpus de Marília - Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências, FFC
UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Câmpus de Marília - Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências, FFC
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Have, at the time of the evaluation, 60 years or more; To reside in Marília, without restriction of march or use of auxiliary devices for the same one; Ability to stand for at least 90 seconds; Cognitive ability to understand and perform the tasks requested by the examiner according to the "Mini-Mental State Examination" (MMSE), which requires a significant level of education, with a maximum of 30 points, 18 points for illiterate elders; 21 for the elderly with 1 to 3 years of schooling, 24 points for the elderly with 4 to 7 years of schooling and 26 points for the elderly with 8 or more years of schooling. Endurance of pelvic endurance up to 3 seconds - graded by the Pelvic Floor Functional Evaluation - AFA.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not complete the 12 meetings; Patients who give up care;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the endurance of the pelvic floor determined by perineometry, AFA and electromyography. Improvement of balance, determined by the 10-meter walk test, timed up and go, and force platform. All tests will be performed one week before and one week after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unrealized. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGianluca Leme
UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Câmpus de Marília - Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências, FFC
Outcome results
None listed